Publications
By: Rachel Poole | On: November 16, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Amidst the renewed hope for a US-China trade agreement and the receding fears of a recession, major US equity indices are set to close at record highs. […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: November 9, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The announcement that the United States and China have made progress towards phase one of a trade agreement brought a wave of confidence to the markets. Global equities […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 6, 2019 |
Historical Anachronisms and Fallacies: The Vengeance of Complacency
First of all, allow us to start with some clarifications/definitions: Heraclitus Fallacy: The belief that history imposes no constraints. Failing to comprehend the past not only signifies ignorance, but is […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: November 2, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Thanks to a better than expected October for US earnings and a strong employment report, global equities rose this week. Yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 31, 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 On […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 26, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action This week saw only marginal global equity gains as there were mixed third-quarter earnings results and rather dull Brexit news. As measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 23, 2019 |
Shifting Risks and Unintended Consequences for Portfolios: We Live in a Zero-Sum World
We are now under the auspices of a zero-sum game world due to negligible productivity growth rate. Such a shift can be seen as a symptom of trade wars. We […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 19, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equity markets boosted slightly after a strong start to the third-quarter earnings season which has been offset somewhat by slow developments in global trade talks and Brexit […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 16, 2019 |
Deteriorating Economic Sentiment: Down the Path of Guicciardini’s Maxims
Yesterday the IMF downgraded its projections for economic growth. In its announcement it warned that such action is the result of self-inflicted wounds created by a “precarious” trade war. At […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 11, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equity markets were buoyed late in the week by hopes for a truce in the US–China trade war and optimism that a Brexit deal might be reached […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 14, 2019 |
The Circus and the Dreams: Paint it Black
Immanuel Kant’s definition of our modern era and of the Age of Enlightenment was that “Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-incurred immaturity…The motto of Enlightenment is therefore: Sapere Aude! […]