Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities continue to fallGlobal equities continued to fall this week as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensified. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed the week down 1.27% and 1.30% respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.76%. The yield on...
Canceling the Noise; Not by Bread Alone – Part III
What can we conclude from a week marked by a delusional war and high volatility, and what should we be preparing for? The first graph below portrays the YTD market performance. More volatility should be expected. The level of cash in accounts should increase, hedges...
Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft
The balance of world affairs has changed dramatically since the morning of February 24th, when Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. Much of the globe has coalesced against Moscow, with a few actors remaining silent and fewer still voicing outright support....
A Discussion about Crimea and Russia in St. Petersburg: The Eagles’ Echoes
We thought to share with you a piece that we had posted in 2014, almost 8 years ago. We believe It is pretty relevant for the current circumstances. March 20, 2014 I landed in St. Petersburg around midnight. Got into a taxi (an old Volga bought by the driver in former...
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 or bring attention to facts and findings that we find...
Canceling the Noise
In an effort to understand the delusional madness that has been on display since yesterday, and continuing the series that we started last week, allow us to share with you how we try to cancel the noise around us and focus on the most important and most critical...
The Day After & the Era of Transformation
“Erudite, sharply focused and fun to read, The Canon of the Markets, a compendium of many of Dr. Charalambakis’ finest commentaries, should be required reading for all investors who feel overwhelmed by data and starved for information. He has a reporter’s eye for...
When the Arcs of Complexity and Idiocy Merge: Market Echoes at the Juncture Point Where Milton and Verdi Met Putin
Given yesterday afternoon’s Ukrainian developments, we thought to start with the conclusion of today’s commentary: Carl von Clausewitz addressed the issue of limited and absolute war in On War. The limited war is about observation as he puts it. The absolute war is...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities tumble Global equities lost more ground this week as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine mount. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed the week down 1.58% and 1.90% respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.76%. The yield on the US...
Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America At the United Nations Security Council meeting this morning, US Secretary of State...
