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By: Rachel Poole | On: April 25, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities slightly lowerThough the market rally continues, global equities were slightly lower on the week. The yield on the US 10-year treasury note changed little, coming […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 23, 2020 |

Alphabet Soup of Recoveries

“The three most important words in investing are margin of safety.” – Warren Buffett There’s been an alphabet soup of hypothesized recovery patterns over the last two months as the […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: April 18, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gainsGlobal equities made gains this week despite grim economic data reports. However, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note dropped 11 basis points […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 14, 2020 |

Balance of Power, Thucydides, Useful Idiots, & Covid-19: Part III, China and the Statecraft Dimension

“The admiration of the present and succeeding ages will be ours, since we have not left our power without witness…We have forced every sea and land to be the highway […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: April 11, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities performed higher on the week as many hope the coronavirus pandemic is reaching its peak. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.73%. On […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 6, 2020 |

Is the Covid-19 Awakening Undercurrent Threats and Underwriting a Paradigm Shift? Markets, Statecraft, and the Dollar: Part II, the Oil Dimension

OPEC+ was born in the midst of the last oil crisis about five years ago. It expanded the traditional cartel of 14 nations and included Russia, Mexico, Kazakhstan, and few […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: April 4, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities were lower on the week and US Treasuries continued their fall. The US 10-year Treasury note fell 0.18% to 0.58%. The oil sector had a bit of […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 2, 2020 |

More Than a Virus: A Look at the Economy’s Fundamentals

The major U.S. stock indices just closed their worst first quarter in history. And yet it’s not hard to find plenty of optimism thanks to the rally seen last week […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: April 1, 2020 |

Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

North America The United States (US) Congress passed the largest economic relief package in US history in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The deal includes $300 billion allocated for cash […]

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

Is the Covid-19 Awakening Undercurrent Threats and Underwriting a Paradigm Shift? Markets, Statecraft, and the Dollar, Part I

The authoritarians Spartans invaded the democratic Athens in the spring of 431 BCE. The Athenians evacuated their estates – as Themistocles had taught them half a century earlier – crowding […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: March 28, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Global equities rallied a bit this week as we had a few days of gains in the markets. However, markets continued to decline on Friday and many experts believe […]