By: Joel Charalambakis | On: December 4, 2016 |
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 […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: November 30, 2016 |
November 2016 In response to the ubiquitous head scratching as to what Trump has in store for the US and the rest of the world, we probed the exceptional […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 24, 2016 |
While the markets enjoy historic highs and particular sectors experienced rallies (such as financial and healthcare) one of the questions that investors may have is whether value can be found […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: November 19, 2016 |
Market Action Equities continued to march higher this week amid hopes for a lighter tax and regulatory regime in the future administration. Japan’s monetary authorities announced a plan to buy […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 17, 2016 |
In the last two commentaries we focused on asset allocation in times of change and on particular sectors that may benefit from forthcoming policy changes. In this commentary we would […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: November 12, 2016 |
Market Action A wild week in trading ended with U.S. stocks posting new highs despite the surprise election of Donald Trump as the 45th President. Futures crashed during the election, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 9, 2016 |
As the results of the election kept coming in on Tuesday night, the futures markets indicated a turbulent opening for Wednesday. However, as the morning hours were unfolding and as […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: November 5, 2016 |
Market Action U.S. equities have ended each of the past 9 sessions lower, the longest losing streak since 1980. While employment data came in slightly below expectations on Friday, most […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 3, 2016 |
Within six days the US election will (probably) be over. Serious statistical models show that the outcome may be more uncertain than pundits predict. Some of the latest polls in […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: November 1, 2016 |
October 2016 In the coming months, political risk will continue to rise while global growth pursues its deceleration at a slow, but inexorable, rate, reflecting the structural changes engulfing […]
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, […]