The Anatomy of Underpinning Upheavals: Part II, the Energy Transition
In the first part of this series, we emphasized China’s ambition to replace (if needed by force) the liberal balance of power with an illiberal autocracy (consequently, limiting the role of the US dollar as the international reserve currency) where useful idiots...
Geopolitics & the Day After
While market volatility seems to have calmed since the collapse of SVB and other banks, we would be foolish to say we have avoided another financial crisis. As you will read in our first segment, financial and market analysts warn that underlying financial and...
India’s Two-Headed Tiger
In the coming months, we will be examining the economic prospects and geopolitical implications of several of the world’s growing markets. Let’s play a quick game of “Guess that Country” - boasting a population of just over 1.4 billion people, this nation has grown...
Weekly Market Update
The BlackSummit Team | April 1, 2023 Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 3.48% and 3.22%, respectively, while the Nasdaq rose 3.37%. The US 10-year Treasury yield began rising...
Geopolitics & the Day After
As we continue our analysis of the financial instability in the West, we would be remiss to not highlight the ripple effect it has had on emerging economies that threatens global growth. In news about the war in Ukraine, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been making...
Canceling the Noise, Not by Bread Alone: Part XXI
What’s wrong with the banks? How did we reach the point where three banks failed within a few days, and a couple more are on life support? How did we come to the point where close to $250 billion was wiped from the market value of US banks in about ten days, while one...
Weekly Market Update
The BlackSummit Team | March 25, 2023 Global Market News US Equities Rise The S&P 500 was up 1.39% on the week while the Dow Jones closed up 1.18%, with the Nasdaq rising 1.66%. The US 10-year Treasury yield slid to 3.37% while the price of a barrel of West Texas...
Geopolitics & the Day After
March 23, 2023 As discussed in the last few BlackSummit commentaries, the collapse of several banks over the last couple of weeks has rocked financial markets and created a crisis of confidence not only in the US financial system but also in the global financial...
CROSSROADS
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics March 21, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 3 | 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 mixed Global equities were mixed this week as banking headlines continued to bring volatility. The S&P 500 was up 1.42% on the week while the Dow Jones closed Friday only a few points lower from last Friday, 0.15%. On the other...
