Publications

By: Rachel Poole | On: February 25, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities were lower on the week as investors priced in additional rate hikes from central banks due to stubborn inflation. The S&P 500 […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 23, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we are taking a look at the great-power dynamics that have emerged from the crisis. Throughout the last year, […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 21, 2023 |

Market Plays in a Machiavellian Garden with Aristotelian Fences

When we read market headlines nowadays, the focus is on inflation and the direction of interest rates. The stickiness of prices, as demonstrated by the slowdown in the decline of […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 18, 2023 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics February 18, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 2 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 16, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

February 16, 2023 While we have primarily focused on economic and financial challenges in our last few newsletters, we narrow in on some important geopolitical trends shaping the global world […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 11, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities were lower on the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were down 1.11% and 0.17% respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 2.41%. […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 9, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

This week we are diving into several headline-making stories, including the fallout of the Adani Group in India, Abu Dhabi’s meteoric and somewhat suspicious stock market rise thanks to the IHC group, and the AI race that is […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 7, 2023 |

The Wooden Nickel

The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 4, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities were positive on the week despite a turn on Friday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 1.62% and 3.31% respectively, while […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: February 2, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

In this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we cover a variety of topics shaping the progress, or lack thereof, of global economic growth, including the green energy transition, […]

By: Tyler Thompson | On: January 31, 2023 |

From Theranos to FTX: How Fraud Teaches Us Proper Trust

It is remarkable how much we rely on trust to navigate our world. We trust that the person driving the bus is capable and licensed to drive, that the waiter […]