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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: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 18, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action U.S. markets remained largely flat on the week as investors take a pause on the rally of the past several weeks. Volatility continues to stay muted as well. […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 14, 2016 |

Corporate Earnings Expectations and Market Multiples: Forthcoming Policies and Capital Cushions

Since the presidential election equity funds have experienced four consecutive weeks of inflows, while bond funds have been experiencing outflows. This makes sense if we consider the anticipated lower tax […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 10, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Another week brought a new set of all time highs for the stock market. Financials were again among the market’s leaders thanks to rising rates and indications of […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 7, 2016 |

Seeking Roses among the Thorns: Prospects and Challenges in the Investment Landscape

There is rhetoric, and then there is reality. There are expectations, and then there is reality. There is a death valley but also the valley of peace. There are fears, […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 4, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

Market Action Markets tempered their recent rally despite positive economic news from a number of sources this week. Tech stocks sold off as the rising dollar threatens overseas sales. The […]