Weekly Market Update
Global Equities Gain Global equities made gains again this week as reports of a mild slowdown in US inflation was reported. The S&P 500 rose 1.54% while the Dow Jones surpassed the 40,000 mark for the first time, rising 1.24% on the week. Likewise, the Nasdaq...
Carbon Market News Round-Up
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....
Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week's newsletter, we look at the economic prospects of the US and Europe, highlighting that they seem to be going in opposite directions as well as the potential for new technologies to change this dynamic. Then, we examine the return of stock buybacks...
Revisiting the Novus Ordo Seclorum: Valuations and Rivalries
John E. Charalambakis In 1774, the Continental Congress was convened to inaugurate what is known as a novus ordo seclorum (new order of the ages). Two years later, the Declaration of Independence will start the greatest experiment in liberty and rights that has ever...
Weekly Market Update
The BlackSummit Team Global Equities Gain Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 rose 1.85% while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq increased 2.16% and 1.14%, respectively. The US 10-year Treasury note held steady at 4.50% while the price of a barrel of West...
Fundamentals of Commodities and Their Trajectories
Below is a summary of last month’s commentaries from BlackSummit’s sister company, Fundamental Analytics. The following describes the highlights of those commentaries, which showcase the factors affecting the energy, agricultural, and other commodities that...
Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week's newsletter, we examine the unique risks to the global financial system, as well as how America's alarming deficit may contribute to them. Then, we look at Russia's activities in the Balkans, highlighting questions about developments in Bulgaria....
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 as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. 1....
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Global equities made gains this week as fears of a rate hike subsided and US payrolls came in softer-than-expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.55% while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq increased 1.14% and 1.43%, respectively. The US 10-year...
Geopolitics & the Day After
To begin this week's newsletter, we examine how Gulf States are trying to expand their economic horizons beyond oil. Then, we look at one of the less-examined conflicts, despite the incredible human suffering it has caused, the...
