Publications
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 24, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Healthcare stocks posted one of their strongest weeks of the year and now represent the second best performing group in 2017 so far. The rise coincides with release […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: June 17, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action World shares steadied on Friday after selling in the tech sector triggered their biggest fall in over a month, while the yen slid to a two-week low as […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 15, 2017 |
Bullish Bias and Asset Classes Breakout: Diminishing Safety Margins
Last Friday we observed a divergence among major indexes. The DJIA and the NASDAQ moved in significantly opposite directions. The main reason for the drop in the NASDAQ (which continued […]
By: Laura Hochstetler | On: June 10, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Actions The British pound plunged to a seven-week low on Friday after Thursday’s snap election that cost Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party its majority in Parliament. Global equity […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 8, 2017 |
Disintegration in the Age of Discontent: Unraveling Realities and the Market
It seems that we are on the verge of a new reality that could resemble the developments of the early 1970s. The global rules and order that were established in […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 4, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The U.S. unemployment rate sank to its lowest level in 16 years after the May jobs report. The report says roughly 50,000 fewer jobs were created than the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 1, 2017 |
Tending the Garden: Credit Risks in the Ocean called Debt
Moody’s downgrade of Chinese debt a few days ago was treated like a non-event. Chinese domestic bond prices did not change and Chinese equity prices actually rose. Is that a […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: May 31, 2017 |
Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy
May 2017 The synchronized economic recovery continues to make headway, but the US and China, the engines that propel the global economy, are set to decelerate soon. We give […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: May 28, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Moody’s lowered China’s credit rating by two notches this week citing surging liabilities and weakening financial strength within the country. The move marks the first rating downgrade of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 24, 2017 |
Financial Gravity and Paradigm Shifts: What Could Disrupt the Disruptors?
Over the course of the last year, investors poured billions of dollars into emerging markets, seeking higher yields and higher overall returns. Emerging markets have rewarded that trust, and as […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 22, 2017 |
Relevering Balance Sheets and Recalibrating Expectations: The Central Authorities Effect
Current financial and economic conditions in the US as well as in the EU are conducive to higher growth in the second half of the year. In addition, the shaping […]