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By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 28, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The Dow crossed the illustrious 20,000 level this week, setting new highs in the process. Cyclical sectors dominated the markets, revitalizing bullish optimism. President Trump officially removed the […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 22, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Defensive sectors (Consumer Staples, Telecommunications) led the market this week as stocks fell for the second consecutive week. Chinese GDP for 2016 grew at a rate of 6.7% […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 19, 2017 |
Shifting Regimes and Changing Winds: Reflections on Trade and Market Implications at the Dawn of a New Era
One of the main issues debated at the Davos conference this week is the possibility of a new trade regime, as President Trump takes office. Discontent with globalization and the […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 14, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Most major markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia slowed their rallies this week with U.K. the major exception. The country continues to benefit from a weaker pound […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 12, 2017 |
Investment Outlook 2017: Part II
In last week’s commentary we covered mainly the initial outlook for equities. In today’s post we would like to present an initial outlook for other markets such as bonds, commodities, […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: January 8, 2017 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action The first trading week of 2017 picked up where 2016 ended. Markets continue to rally being led by cyclical sectors such as Technology and Consumer stocks. While the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2017 |
An Initial Market Outlook for 2017: Part I
The only certain thing about a prognostication is that it will be wrong. Keeping that humble thought in mind, we offer our readers our initial thoughts on the markets’ trajectory […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: January 2, 2017 |
Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy
December 2016 Just how bad was 2016? We won’t know until we can compare it to 2017! Despite the reality of better global living standards than ever before, today’s world […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
Meta-modernity Meets the Post-Literate World in the Era of Post-Truth: A Discussion among Cincinnatus, Empedocles, Virgil, Ibn Rushd, Hobbes, Spinoza, Canaletto, Doremus Jessup and Milton Friedman
As I was boarding my usual end-of-the-year overseas flight I could clearly hear the arguments of a heated debate: “Do values matter and are they supposed to create the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
Mispricing Risk and Market Conditions at the Dawn of the New Year: Rules, Aleppo and the Banks of the Nile
Historically speaking credit markets serve as a reliable signal regarding global economic conditions. Tight spreads between corporate and government bonds have been indicating improving economic conditions, faster growth, higher incomes […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 25, 2017 |
New Market Highs and Underperformers: Fundamentals Meet Technical Charts
The market celebrated a Dow Jones Industrial Average that reached 20,000 yesterday. Is this too much of good news? Is it sustainable and could it be that investors are carried […]