Publications
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 16, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose this week amid optimism over progress on US-China trade and on hopes that global growth may be stabilizing. The US 10-year Treasury note declined to […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 9, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities declined last week amid reports signifying economies weakening globally. The US 10-year Treasury note declined to 2.62% from 2.76% last week while the price of West Texas […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 7, 2019 |
Emerging Markets Developments and the Growth Trajectory
Just a couple of days ago, the Chinese authorities announced that growth this year is expected to range between 6-6.5%. A number of publications pointed out that this is the […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: March 2, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose modestly this week on optimism over progress in US-China trade talks. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose 11 basis points to 2.76% […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: February 28, 2019 |
Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America The summit between US President Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: February 23, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Most global equity benchmarks closed modestly firmer on the week, while Asian equity benchmarks experienced a significant increase of several percentage points on the week. The yield on […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 21, 2019 |
Projected Q1 Earnings Contraction: Valuations, Momentum, and Resistance Levels
Confused perspectives in the last quarter of 2018 created havoc in markets. However, since the beginning of this year the pause in interest rates hiking along with reduced tensions in […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: February 16, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose on the week, boosted by progress toward a trade agreement between the United States and China. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 13, 2019 |
Impotent Realism vs. Impossible Idealism: Simplicissimus of the Land of Stable Disequilibrium Meets Cardinal Richelieu of the Land of Unstable Equilibrium
The year 1648 symbolizes the beginning of the modern era. Moreover, the Westphalia Treaty signed in 1648 gave us the international state system and became a cornerstone of “laws” governing […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: February 9, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Many of the major equity benchmarks closed more or less flat for the week, while others declined on the week, amid fresh evidence of slowing global growth and […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 13, 2019 |
Anti-Epics, Brexit, and Market Outcomes: A Mark of an Epic Misconception and Mismanagement
Homer is the classical epic. Virgil is the epic of Rome. Sirat Bani Hilal is the Arabian epic. Dante is the epic of Christendom. Milton is the epic of the […]