by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 11, 2023 | Commentaries
In the first part of this series, we emphasized China’s ambition to replace (if needed by force) the liberal balance of power with an illiberal autocracy (consequently, limiting the role of the US dollar as the international reserve currency) where useful idiots...
by Tyler Thompson | Apr 4, 2023 | Commentaries
In the coming months, we will be examining the economic prospects and geopolitical implications of several of the world’s growing markets. Let’s play a quick game of “Guess that Country” – boasting a population of just over 1.4 billion people, this nation has...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 27, 2023 | Commentaries
What’s wrong with the banks? How did we reach the point where three banks failed within a few days, and a couple more are on life support? How did we come to the point where close to $250 billion was wiped from the market value of US banks in about ten days, while one...
by The BlackSummit Team | Mar 14, 2023 | Commentaries
“On Monday, March 10, the rumor started: Bear Stearns was having liquidity problems.” 15 years later to the day, the FDIC would put Silicon Valley Bank in receivership, marking the second largest bank failure in U.S. history and sending financial markets to reexamine...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 7, 2023 | Commentaries
Since our last commentary in this series, several things have taken place. Let’s recall some of them: Jobs growth (based on January’s number) was much stronger than expected; inflationary pressures exhibited elevated numbers; the economy’s resilience became more...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 1, 2023 | Commentaries
Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be discussing the changes we are undergoing on a global scale as well as the forthcoming changes that are affecting all markets and portfolios. Those changes are marked by solid foundations laid below ground level which,...