By: Laura Hochstetler | On: December 22, 2018 |
Market Action Global equities fell sharply on the week and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped into bear territory (20% decline from recent highs). In fact, year-to-date performance for the all-world […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2018 |
As noted in two previous commentaries (Assessing the Prospects of 2019: Part II and Headwinds vs. Tailwinds: An Initial Assessment of Undercurrent Trends Affecting the Market Outlook for 2019) we […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: December 15, 2018 |
Market Action US equities fell along with global stocks on Friday, rounding out a week of volatile trading as investors waded through trade dispute developments and other geopolitical events. Yields […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 13, 2018 |
Following our initial assessment of next year’s prospects, we discuss below some reasons that make us believe next year may be better than 2018. It seems that until this past […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: December 8, 2018 |
Market Action Global equities declined on the week amid increasing concerns over global growth and lingering trade tensions. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note slumped nearly 14 basis […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 5, 2018 |
Economic indicators such as the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), Consumer Confidence Index, and the price of oil could be thought as signals of future economic activity. Last year the Eurozone […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: December 1, 2018 |
Market Action Global equities closed mostly higher for the week, with US equities showing the greatest increase at about 5% on the week. (The S&P 500 Index recorded its best […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: November 29, 2018 |
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America In the US, months of campaigning came to an end with Democrats breaking […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 20, 2018 |
As we are approaching the start of 2019, we could identify five important tailwinds and an equal number of headwinds going into play in the new year. Overall, we believe […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: November 17, 2018 |
Market Action Global equities closed mostly lower for the week amid continued concerns over slowing global economic growth and the chaotic Brexit process playing out between the United Kingdom and […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 27, 2018 |
Ideas and Ideology and the Disruption of the Disruptors: A Conversation Among Walter Bagehot, Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad, Arthur Schlesinger, Hannah Arendt, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Friedrich Hegel
I boarded my usual end-of-year flight yesterday at Boston’s Logan airport. The ticket by itself was unconventional. It simply stated: “Destination at the pilot’s discretion.” That by itself was intriguing. […]