CROSSROADS
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics October 17, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 9 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities recover some losses Global equities recovered some losses from the last several weeks. The Dow Jones rose 0.79% on the week, while the S&P 500 increased by 0.45%. On the other hand, the Nasdaq decreased slightly this week,...
Geopolitics & the Day After
The world has been devastated by the news coming out of Israel and Palestine this week, with hundreds of civilians killed and tens of thousands caught in the middle of Hamas' attack on Israel. In our first set of articles this week, we look at recent Israeli political...
Phenomenology and the Attempts for a Market Emulation: Reflections from Descartes & Hegel
“There's a retired businessman named Red Cast down from heaven and he's out of his head He feeds off of everyone that he can touch He said he only deals in cash or sells tickets to a plane crash He's not somebody that you play around with much" (From Bob Dylan’s "Song...
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 factors affecting the energy and agricultural commodities that power and feed the world. Crude Oil Takes the Spotlight in September...
Market Reality, Historical Transitions, & Portfolio Rebalancing
There are two distinct but inseparable parts in today’s commentary: First, we discuss epochs of transition and relate those transitions to the developments we are witnessing nowadays. Second, we ask the question of if growth and value could interchange weights as the...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities extended losses this week. The Dow Jones declined 1.34%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.74%. On the other hand, the Nasdaq was barely positive on the week, rising 0.06%. The US 10-year Treasury yield continued...
Geopolitics & the Day After
As we approach the fourth quarter, we begin this week's newsletter by looking at the global economic outlook and assessing the current year's emerging winners and losers in economic growth. Next, we assess the West's relationship with India amidst its recent...
Statecraft & Market Outlook, Part II: The Irony of the Market’s Trajectory, Insights from Reinhold Niebuhr
Are we experiencing a tragic market filled with pathos and crowned by ironies? Are there objective patterns in the flow of history (and for that matter of market cycles/waves) related to the unraveling of contemporary events? Isn’t it the purpose of theorizing to find...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities decline Global equities were down on the week as Treasury yields surged to new highs. The Dow Jones lost 1.89%, while the S&P 500 fell 2.93%. The Nasdaq came down 3.62% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury rose to as high as 4.5%...
