CROSSROADS
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics November 16, 2022 | Volume 5, Issue 11 | Rachel Poole Mustor North America US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Bali for their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. During the...
The Wooden Nickel
The BlackSummit Team 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...
Weekly Market Update
Rachel Poole Mustor | November 5, 2022 Global Market News Global equities suffer lossesGlobal equities were down on the week as market turmoil continues. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones declined 3.35% and 1.40% respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 5.65%. The yield on...
Canceling the Noise; Not by Bread Alone: Part XVI
Wednesday evening, I was reading an editorial praising Chairman’s Powell performance following the Fed’s decision to raise rates by another 75 bps. “One for the hawks, one for the doves,” it said. Marvelous I pronounced! Having one foot in one boat and the other in...
Geopolitics & the Day After
This week, we are covering a wide range of topics including markets, great power conflict, digital currencies, and Iran's protests. First, we look at the wide range of answers from professional investors to the question "where are markets headed?". Second, we continue...
The Fifth Voyage of Gulliver: The Vortex of Instability
John E. Charalambakis Jonathan Swift’s marvelous work of Gulliver’s Travels is full of subliminal messages regarding geopolitics, statecraft, rationality/irrationality, and intrigues where trivial issues promoted by fanatical incompetent idiotic characters become the...
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....
