CROSSROADS
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics 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: North America This month, the US rolled out a...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose 4.74% and 4.89% respectively, while the Nasdaq rose 5.22%. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury shot up more than 20 basis points, ending the week at...
Geopolitics & the Day After
We find ourselves in an era of transformation as simultaneous and intertwined global crises reshape finance, security, trade, energy, and diplomacy. This week, we first review the issues driving fears of a global financial crisis. Second, we highlight the ways in...
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 make formal proclamations or projections....
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities have mixed week Global equities were mixed this week as US core inflation rose. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped 1.55% and 3.11% respectively, while the Dow Jones rose 1.15%. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury ticked up to 4.02%....
Geopolitics & the Day After
Global leaders and institutions alike are riddled with fears of an impending global economic recession. As central banks fight to bring down inflation, investors are bracing themselves for a slowdown while the leaders of emerging and developing economies are preparing...
Excerpt of Nomi Prins’s new book Permanent Distortion: How Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever
We are pleased to present an excerpt from Nomi Prins's new book Permanent Distortion: How Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever. The book tells the untold story of the ever-growing divide between the financial markets and the real...
Canceling the Noise; Not by Bread Alone: Part XV
John E. Charalambakis Could we see another 15%+ market downturn? Absolutely.Could the bond market illiquidity issues get worse? Yes, they could.Could the Ukrainian war expand and undermine European (and not only) security? The chances are rising every day.What is...
Geopolitics & the Day After
We have decided to experiment with the idea of merging our Geopolitical Challenges and The Day After & the Era of Transformation publications, instead of rotating them every other week. We hope you will enjoy this edition of Geopolitics...
Dancing in the Gates of Fear: Market Mayhem, Catastrophilia, and Xenophon’s Anabasis
Dancing? Catastrophilia? How else would you characterize the following graphs? In the first, we have the wild swings of the markets in the last three months (in a nevertheless bell-shaped normal curve!). In the second, we see a wild sterling threatening the financial...
