Publications
By: Rachel Poole | On: February 15, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were stronger on the week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note dropped two basis points to 1.57%. The price of a barrel […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 12, 2020 |
A Whole New World for Brands
“So your advantage of scale can be an informational advantage. If I go to some remote place, I may see Wrigley chewing gum alongside Glotz’s chewing gum. Well, I know […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: February 8, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update – February 8, 2020
Market Action Global equities improved on the week as fears of a coronavirus pandemic that would cripple economic growth began to subside. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 6, 2020 |
Growth-Value Divergence and Other Obscurities
The coronavirus has been credited with causing recent market volatility. In a single day last week, the gains made in January were wiped out, while this week the market gains […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: February 3, 2020 |
Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America An […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: February 1, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update – February 1, 2020
Market Action Global equities struggled this week as worries over the coronavirus spread faster than the virus itself. Anxiety about the outbreak caused the yield on the US 10-year […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 27, 2020 |
Global Trade, PMIs, Transformation, and Market Implications: When Lincoln Read Whitman’s Poetry
The latest figures on global trade portray a picture of contraction. Have we entered into a period of deglobalization? The figures tell us a story of the longest period of […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: January 25, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities saw little change this week while the opposite can be said for the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note. Investor concern over the rapidly […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 22, 2020 | Tags: Guest Commentary
More Important than Valuation: Understanding the Value of Return on Invested Capital
By Joel N. Charalambakis “In the long term, it’s hard for a stock to earn a much better return than the business which underlies it earns. If the business […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: January 18, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities continued their advance into record territory, again crossing the 29,000 line. Despite the strong equity market performance, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury remained […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 18, 2020 |
Debt, Aristotle, and the Fed: A Virtuous Vice?
There is little doubt that the accommodative/expansionary monetary policy of the last 10+ years has been chasing investors and funds out the risk curve but also down the quality ladder. […]