Publications
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 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: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 29, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Spanish GDP accelerated at its fastest rate in two years during the past quarter. Spain’s economy grew over 3% over the past year according to recent data released. […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 27, 2017 |
Cheapening the Currency: The Wrong Way Forward
In the last few commentaries we have noted that while equity markets may be stretched, there might still be room to grow given the current macro-circumstances, corporate earnings, and business […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 23, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action China’s economy accelerated its growth rate in Q2 to 6.9%, with consumer spending, factory output and investment all posting strong figures. Retail sales were also at their strongest […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 20, 2017 |
World Markets, Bank Debt, and Diversification: Earnings and Other Drivers
As many analysts have pointed out lately, the equity markets at the current levels are stretched, but probably not over-stretched. Global equity correlations have been falling this year (from their […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 15, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the first time since 2010 this week from 0.5% to 0.75%. The tighter policy comes amidst upward revisions to forecasts […]
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 […]