Publications
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: September 21, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities closed higher on the week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined 8 basis points to 1.78% and the price of a barrel […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: September 14, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose on the week while interest rates moved up sharply. Easing recession fears and hopes for progress in US-China and Brexit talks helped boost investor sentiment. […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 12, 2019 |
A Few Random Thoughts on Economic Structural Integrity: Global Order Meets Finance
The story of humankind has been a long tale of war, tyranny, misery, conflict, and illiberalism. To that extent the recent decades of relative peace and prosperity, along with the […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: September 7, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose last week as part of a risk-on rally in asset prices due to a slightly brighter outlook for US-China trade talks, receding risks of an […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: September 3, 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 At the start of the month, the United States (US) announced sanctions on […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 31, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities rose on the week as the rhetoric surrounding the US-China trade battle became less charged. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.52% […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 27, 2019 |
Contemplating the Ramifications of a Slowdown
Last Friday’s trade war escalation may not be substantial in terms of GDP impact but could indicate a turn in the ongoing trade disputes and may inflict significant damage in […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 24, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities were little changed on the week while the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose 6 basis points to 1.60% from a week ago. The […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 22, 2019 |
At the Crossroads called Hellespont: Recessionary Fears Meet Unapologetic Optimism
The year was 480 B.C.E. and Xerxes (Persia’s king of kings) had gathered his troops and his fleet in the place known as Abydos, a town on the Asian side […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 17, 2019 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities closed down after a volatile week as trade friction and slowing global growth sent bond yields lower. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 19, 2019 |
Short-Term Borrowing Crunch: An Aberration or a Signal of Trouble?
In the course of the last couple of days the Fed has been injecting significant amounts of liquidity (to the tune of $75 billion per day) into the financial system. […]