Publications

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 1, 2024 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Equities Decline Global equities declined on the week. The S&P 500 lost 0.51% while the Dow Jones dropped 0.98%. Likewise, the Nasdaq decreased 1.10%. The US 10-year Treasury note […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 30, 2024 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the economic issues that China faces and the issues in Taiwanese domestic politics that will challenge its new president. Then, we examine […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 28, 2024 |

The Bride of Acheron: Sophocles’ Creon as an Experienced Market Coordinator, Part I

Last weekend the Financial Times published an article by Ruchir Sharma, titled “What went wrong with capitalism”. Sharma is an analyst whom I highly respect, and in his book The Rise and […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 23, 2024 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at a historic shift in the Beijing-Moscow relationship, where Russia’s dependence on China has drastically grown. Then, we examine the role that minerals […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 21, 2024 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics May 21, 2024 | Volume 7, Issue 5 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 18, 2024 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Equities Gain Global equities made gains again this week as reports of a mild slowdown in US inflation was reported. The S&P 500 rose 1.54% while the Dow Jones […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 17, 2024 |

Carbon Market News Round-Up

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to introduce our audience to a new asset class market in the making: the carbon market. Our previous […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 16, 2024 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

To begin this week’s newsletter, we look at the economic prospects of the US and Europe, highlighting that they seem to be going in opposite directions as well as the […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 14, 2024 |

Revisiting the Novus Ordo Seclorum: Valuations and Rivalries

John E. Charalambakis In 1774, the Continental Congress was convened to inaugurate what is known as a novus ordo seclorum (new order of the ages). Two years later, the Declaration of Independence […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 11, 2024 |

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team Global Equities Gain Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 rose 1.85% while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq increased 2.16% and 1.14%, respectively. The US […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 10, 2024 |

Fundamentals of Commodities and Their Trajectories

Below is a summary of last month’s commentaries from BlackSummit’s sister company, Fundamental Analytics. The following describes the highlights of those commentaries, which showcase the factors affecting the energy, agricultural, and other […]