Publications
By: Rachel Poole | On: December 21, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities reached record highs this week, driven in part by declining trade and geopolitical uncertainty. All three major US indices, as well as the STOXX 600 […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2019 |
Assessing the 2020 Outlook: Part I
We started assessing the outlook for 2020 a few weeks ago. The truth of the matter is that we are facing two almost equally probable scenarios: The first one (adopted […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: December 14, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action By the end of the week, US equity markets were trading slightly below all-time highs set earlier in the day on Friday. The yield on the US […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 10, 2019 |
The Titan has Fallen
Yesterday, was a very sad day for the US and the world. The economic giant Paul Volcker passed away. Paul Volcker by himself saved the economic system four times (with […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: December 7, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action By the end of the week global equities recovered from losses earlier in the week. This was partially due to a very strong US employment report. The strong […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 5, 2019 |
The Monetary Policy Challenge – Center for Financial Stability
Jacques de Larosière from the Center for Financial Stability (CFS) shares his latest thinking on inflation targets and the unintended consequences from excessively accommodative monetary policy. “This challenge could be […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: December 2, 2019 |
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 The U.S. […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 26, 2019 |
A Bifurcated Reality: At a Hinge of Historical Changes
We are at the hinge of a new era where we are supposed to choose between a reality of tyranny and illiberalism dominated by kleptocrats, and an age of democratic […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: November 23, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Compared to last week, global equities are expected to close modestly lower. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 6 basis points to 1.77% and […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 20, 2019 |
Could Political Fragmentation Lead to an Economic & Financial Segmentation? What Could the Consequences Be?
Septimius Severus founded the Roman dynasty that carried his name in the year A.D. 193. That year is known as the “year of the five emperors.” The year began after […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 23, 2019 |
Assessing the 2020 Outlook: Part II
In last week’s commentary, we outlined our overall assessment of a decent start for 2020, but expressed our skepticism for the rest of the year (see Assessing the 2020 Outlook: […]