By: Laura Hochstetler | On: June 9, 2018 |
Market Action The leaders of the G7 countries met in Quebec Friday and Saturday, amid deep tension about US tariffs and other issues. Members issued a joint statement on Saturday […]
By: Ken Rietz | On: June 7, 2018 |
Instead of attempting to cover all areas of emerging markets in one report, we are going to split them over several weeks and cover specific countries. This week we will […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: June 2, 2018 |
Market Action A coalition deal was reached in Italy as the Five Star Movement and League officially joined forces to govern the eurozone’s third-largest economy. In Spain, Pedro Sanchez claimed […]
By: Andy Quirk | On: May 31, 2018 |
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: Highlights: European markets are shaken by political uncertainty in Italy and Spain, increasing fears over the future […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 30, 2018 |
The inverse correlation between the US dollar and emerging markets currencies is a well-known fact. That inverse correlation has been affirmed again over the last few months as the greenback […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: May 27, 2018 |
Market Action The EU began enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies to any company doing business in the bloc and includes new privacy rights as well as […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: May 24, 2018 |
Sir Paul Tucker is a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and chair of the Systemic Risk Council. Previously, he was Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, sitting on […]
By: Andy Quirk | On: May 19, 2018 |
Market Action The stock market gave back 25% of last week’s gains as investors watched US-China trade tensions. Both the Dow and S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq lost […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 17, 2018 |
In late 1999/early 2000, the excitement of the internet and the dot-com exuberance attracted capital away from investments that require a medium to long-term perspective. The result was that supplies […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: May 13, 2018 |
Market Action Global equities showed a solid advance on the week, helping push the major US benchmarks back into positive territory for the year to date. Crude oil prices reached […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 13, 2018 |
Everything is a Political Theater, but a Political Theater is Not Everything
A few days ago, it was reported that Social Security will be tapping into the Trust Fund in order to pay its obligations. As our total indebtedness reaches $200 trillion […]