Publications

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 29, 2016 |

Currency Winds and Market Waves: Banks, Central Banks, & Policy Divergence?

Yesterday’s decision by the Japanese Central Bank not to extend its monetary easing, strengthened the Yen and significantly pressured the Nikkei Index. It has been obvious in the last several […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 24, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

 Market Action Major U.S. indices hit their highest points since last July and set 2016 highs this week. Bond yields have also hit their highest mark in recent weeks, signaling […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 21, 2016 |

The Symphony of Asset Management: Caravaggio Meets Atlas in the Chameleon Age

The scientific art of asset and wealth management is like conducting an orchestra. Each musician is dedicated in playing her/his own unique instrument. The enjoyment of music is the product […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 17, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

 Market Action European and Japanese shares led risk assets across the globe this week. Positive inflation data both in Britain and throughout the Euro area encouraged markets on the continent […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 12, 2016 |

Credit Impulses and Market Volatility: The Missing Link

Over the course of the last couple of weeks we have read reports that credit facilities are rising, production is on the upswing, Chinese tremors are subsiding, and an overall […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 9, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

 Market Action Risk assets returned most of their gains from the past week as earnings season is set to pick up momentum. Analysts are estimating that earnings will fall 9% […]

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

WWW: Wrong Tools, Wrong Targets, Wrong Diagnoses

The world economy may be entering into treacherous territory. Central Banks and policy makers seem to have misdiagnosed the credit problems and applied the wrong medication. We are referring of […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 2, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

 Market Action Equities bounced back in the U.S. once again thanks to soft guidance from monetary authorities while the March jobs report came in slightly above expectations. Despite the renewed […]

By: Thierry Malleret | On: March 29, 2016 |

Monthly Barometer’s Forward-Looking Monthly Review: An Interdisciplinary View of our Complex Global Economy

March 2016   The data, in particular the sharp retrenchment in global capital and trade flows, shows that the world is facing a growing risk of “economic derailment”. In contrast […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: March 26, 2016 |

Weekly Market Update

 Market Action Stocks ended their win streak with a slight decline this week and sit relatively flat for 2016 overall. Bond yields rose this week as several statements from Fed […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 23, 2016 |

The Plumbing of the Financial System: Debt Markets and Structured Products

Over the course of the last few months official foreign accounts have been selling US Treasuries. At the same time, the US Fed has been selling Treasuries to its primary […]