Publications

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 30, 2020 |

Market Developments and Wildcards

There is little doubt that stock market indicators (besides the rally itself until recently) pointed to a recovery that is better than the one expected by the majority of analysts, […]

By: Tyler Thompson | On: June 26, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

A $10 Trillion Fed Balance Sheet Is Coming Bill Dudley, BloombergRead the full article here The Fed’s balance sheet has grown by about $3 trillion since mid-March, with more easing […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 23, 2020 |

Kleptocratic Authoritarianism and the Chinese Dragon

“President Putin is the leader of a great country who is influential around the world. He is my best, most intimate friend”, Xi Jinping, 2018 Hello darkness, I am still […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 20, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities back on the riseAfter last week’s dip, global equities rose this week amid signs the global economy is recovering. Markets seem to be assuming that […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 19, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

OECD warns of deepest economic scars in peacetime for a century Chris Giles, Financial TimesRead the full article here While the equity markets seem to have taken for granted the likelihood […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 16, 2020 |

Reinvestment Runaways

We’ve demonstrated that companies that generate high ROIC are time and again the most valuable businesses and stocks to own. In addition, the persistent presence of excess returns points to […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 13, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities falterGlobal equities took a tumble this week after markets dropped close to 6% on Thursday amid concerns over an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations, excessive market […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 13, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

Shipping Industry Warns of Trade Logjam as Crews Remain Stranded Peggy Hollinger, Robert Wright, and Michael Pooler; Financial TimesRead the full article here Nearly 400,000 crew are stranded at sea or […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 9, 2020 |

The Revenge of the Numbers, The Illusion of Theories, and the Delusion of Expectations

Let’s us make no mistake: we are thrilled when the news pleasantly surprises us, contrary to expectations. Rather than the increase in the unemployment rate, more jobs were created in […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 6, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities surgeGlobal equities made significant gains this week. Promising results from the monthly labor report, which we break down further below, fueled gains on Friday. The […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 5, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

Given the unprecedented times we’re living in, we started a new service of sending once a week, a summary of 3-4 articles that reflect the new realities and their potential impact […]