Publications
By: Thierry Malleret | On: September 5, 2017 |
Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy
August 2017 Multiple engines of growth continue to propel the global economy in a synchronized fashion: all 45 countries tracked by the OECD are currently growing, with 33 accelerating […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: September 3, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action All three major US stock market indices posted weekly advances, and a strong showing for tech and biotech stocks helped the Nasdaq show its best weekly performance so […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 27, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action US stocks recorded gains for the week, mostly due to a solid rally on Tuesday. Trading volumes were light, however, as investors showed caution in anticipation of guidance […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 23, 2017 |
The Ataraxia (Tranquility) of the Market and Its Breath: Stoic, Epicurean, or Sceptic?
It has been well-recorded that the equity market’s volatility is pretty low by historical standards as the following 10-year graph shows. This kind of ataraxia (tranquility) may be the equivalent […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 20, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The major stock markets finished Friday on a negative note, adding to their losses for the second consecutive week of broad market declines attributed to geopolitical concerns (North […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 17, 2017 |
Corporate Earnings, Equities Trajectory, and Risks: Considering the Purchase of Cheap Insurance
Over the course of the past several months we have reiterated the point that good growth earnings provide market justification for further rises in the equities market. We continue supporting […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 10, 2017 |
Commodities, Volatility, and Cryptocurrencies: Some Initial Thoughts
Commodity prices usually follow long cycles. As the graph below shows, commodities enjoyed a good run from the early 1990s to the dawn of the financial crisis and recovered pretty […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: August 6, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week at a fresh record, buoyed by a jobs report that showed employers continued hiring at a healthy rate in July. […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 3, 2017 |
Market Signals, the Economic Cycle, and Enthymemes: Which Sectors Could Benefit?
We have written before that the financial stress index produced by the St. Louis Fed is a very reliable indicator regarding potential dark clouds in the economic and financial horizons. […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 31, 2017 |
Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy
July 2017 The world’s main economies are still growing in sync, but at a slower pace. Next year, the slowdown will be greater than expected in the US (because […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 1, 2017 |
Jackson Hole and the 10th Anniversary from the Financial Crisis: QExit and Prospects
The central bankers’ conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming ended last week, and with it several questions arose as we reached the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis started showing its […]