Spiking Yields Amid Market Upbeat Rhythms

Yesterday, the 10-year Treasury broke its recent record (not seen since 2007) and reached a level of 5.326%. This is the highest level since 2002, and the question is whether such an upswing could reverse the gains in the stock market, given the rising borrowing costs...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities ended the week lower. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.3%, although the Nasdaq gained 0.5%. The US 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.28% from 5.18% a week...

Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global Equities Gain Global equities ended the week higher. For the week, the S&P 500 rose 1.2%, the Nasdaq gained 2.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%. The US 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.17% from 4.99% a week earlier, while...

Carbon Market News Roundup

Welcome to the latest edition of the Carbon Market News Roundup, our bi-weekly briefing on the evolving landscape of global carbon markets and climate-related regulation. Our previous issues, along with the rest of our commentaries, may be read here. This fortnight’s...

Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week's edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

Market’s Mean Reversion, Camus, and Geopolitics

The pricing/mispricing of securities does not simply reflect numbers (earnings, volatility, risks, prospects, economic and financial trajectories, etc.) but rather tell a story. Sometimes this story is about the promises of a brilliant future (“the sector has entered...

Geopolitics and the Day After

Welcome to this week's edition of Geopolitics & the Day After. Each week, we curate and synthesize key developments from global politics, economics, and financial markets, drawing from a wide range of trusted sources. Our goal is to provide you with a clear,...

CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa

Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in the Middle East/North Africa, Asia (ex-China/India/Japan), Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead....

CROSSROADS: North America, Europe, China, India & Japan

Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded over the last month in North America, Europe, India, China, and Japan and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months ahead. Later this week, we will be publishing our...

Weekly Market Update

Happy Holidays from the BlackSummit team!Due to Christmas and the New Year, the Weekly Market Update will not be published on December 26th or January 2nd. Global Market News Global equities reach record levelsGlobal equities reached record levels this week as...

Covid-19 and the Day After

Here is our take on the articles summarized below: While stock markets have seen an incredible recovery since the crash at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, other crucial building blocks of the global financial system have suffered in the background. Hopes are high...

Assessing the Prospects of 2021: Part I

Is our desire to assess and “predict” the future a reflection of what is known for thousands of years now as being “partakers of the divine nature”?  I started my weekend reading on that subject by reviewing writings by Gregory of Nyssa, John Wesley, and Karl...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities fall on the weekAfter entering record-high territory last week, global equities fell this week as global Covid-19 cases continued to rise sharply. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note dropped to 0.89% from 0.96% last week while...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities approach record-highsGlobal equities approached record-high territory this week on expectations of a fast rollout of several Covid-19 vaccines and the hopes that more fiscal stimulus is on its way soon. The yield on the US 10-year...

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