Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

Managing the Art of Bullishness and Bearishness: When Goethe Dined with Beard

In less than two weeks, we will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary since the Declaration of Independence. There have been several paintings that reflect the spirit of America, and the one that is known as “The Bulls and Bears in the Market” reflects America’s...

Regional Market Watch

Welcome to our monthly newsletter which covers key developments in major non-US markets. With this newsletter, we highlight corporate, debt, and monetary policy news in European, Asian, and Latin American markets. We end this piece with a spotlight on commodities....

Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa

Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in the Middle East/North Africa, Asia (ex-China/India/Japan), Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead....

CROSSROADS: North America, Europe, China, India & Japan

Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in North America, Europe, India, China, and Japan and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead. Later this week, we will be publishing our...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities were broadly higher on the week amid reports that the U.S. and Iran are finalizing a memorandum of understanding to end the war. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield declined six basis points to 4.48%, while...

Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

The Atrophy of a Pugnacious Shellacking: Mr. Warsh, Raise the Rates

Mickey came home in the early hours of Saturday. He told his folks that he had crashed the car they had just bought him. That same morning, his father wanted to demonstrate understanding, so they went and bought a brand-new car for Mickey. Three weeks later, Mickey...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News  Global Equities Decline Global equities were broadly negative this week, with equities dropping due to massive tech and semiconductor sell-offs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq decreased 2.59% and 4.68% (its worst daily performance in over a year),...

Geopolitics & the Day After

The new era of geo-economic volatility continues to upend global norms and trends across a spectrum of different arenas. This week we begin by discussing the newfound influence that middle powers have accrued in the process of regionalization. Continuing in the vein...

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics June 13, 2023| Volume 6, Issue 5 | 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 ahead....

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team | June 10, 2023 Global Market News Global equities make gainsGlobal equities made slight gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 0.39% and 0.34%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 0.14%. The US 10-year Treasury yield...

Fighting the Last War

The original iPhone, announced in January of 2007 and released in June of that year, was greeted with plenty of skepticism. Smartphones weren’t entirely brand new, even ones with touch screens, so it wasn’t easily foreseen what an outsider like Apple could provide....

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week as Republicans and Democrats came to an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling, staving off default. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 1.83% and 2.02%, respectively, while the...

Lenses for Latin America

This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some thoughts on Latin America. In examining Latin America’s prospects this week, we present below four lenses through which one may begin to assemble a picture of the challenges and opportunities...

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