CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa On January 19th, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began with the release of three Israeli hostages as part of a deal facilitated by international mediators. The first phase of the agreement includes the release of 33 hostages over 6...
CROSSROADS: US, Europe, China & India
North America Yesterday, during his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump announced plans to sign a series of executive orders to launch "the complete restoration of America." He criticized former President Joe Biden for domestic crises and...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Gain Global equities made gains his week as inflation fears eased. The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 rose 3.69% and 2.91%, respectively, and the Nasdaq increased 2.45%. The US 10-year Treasury note dropped several basis points to...
Geopolitics & the Day After
This week’s newsletter explores the seismic shifts in geopolitics as Donald Trump’s re-election ushers in a transactional global order, straining alliances and deepening divisions in Europe. We examine the turmoil in bond markets, where rising yields are reshaping...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to introduce our audience to a new asset class market in the making: the carbon market. Our previous issues, along with the rest of our commentaries, may be read here....
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities continued to decline this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined 1.85% and 1.95%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lost 2.34% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury note rose sharply to 4.76% over the week...
Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week's newsletter, we being by examining geopolitical concerns in 2025, given the return of Donald Trump, Europe's fate, and developments in the Middle East. Then, we move on to a discussion of geoeconomics, from the global fiscal debt issue to stock markets....
Rising Uncertainties and Portfolios: How Do We Invest in an Environment of Linguistic Relativism?
A year before the dawn of the new millennium - during the internet fever - Warren Buffett said at an investors conference that “the inescapable fact is that the value of an asset, whatever its character, cannot over the long term grow faster than its earnings do.”...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities declined this week. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 decreased 0.63% and 0.50%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lost 0.52%. The US 10-year Treasury note rose slightly over the week to 4.60%. Meanwhile, the price...
Oh, That Mistress of Narcissistic Power: A Conversation Among Blaise Pascal, Sojourner Truth, Phocion, and John Steinbeck
The invitation for this end-of-year trip came in early December in a unique envelope. It was sent by Isabella Baumfree, a.k.a. Sojourner Truth. While not revealing the other co-passengers, it described the subject: The pursuit of narcissistic power and the potential...
