The Peripatetic Journey Along and Across the Modern Rubicon: Alea Iacta Est & Market Empiricism
Vienna in the 1920s became the center of logical empiricism, which crowned rational knowledge and scientific discoveries as the primary sources of discovering truths and advancing progress. Just in the last four weeks, the market has experimented with new highs in...Innovations, Valuations, and Epictetus: The Trap of Yearning Beyond Measure
What does the sharp fall over the course of a few days of tech-oriented stocks – as reflected below – represent? The Nasdaq dropped by 5.8% between September 2nd and September 6th, and several analysts pointed out that weak economic data may point to an imminent...Running for Cover: Volatile Echoes from Economic, Financial, and Geopolitical Fronts
What a week that was! It seemed that anywhere we turned our sights, signs of volatility were dancing over our heads. The objectives of this commentary are twofold: First, to discuss what happened in the economic, financial, and geopolitical spheres. Second, to assess...The Great Green Flood
In the race towards a green energy transition, China has at times been an example to follow, and at other times a potential disruptor. As the world is making sweeping changes to the way we generate and use energy, China’s titanic dominance in the manufacturing of...Statecraft and the Dollar’s Trajectory: From the Impulse of Passion to the Paths of Prudence
Power does not guarantee security. Preserving the global order is costly. Restraining the forces that aim at destabilizing the global order is even costlier. The fate of the dollar and the fate of global currency stability largely depend on the internal politics of...Sign Up for Our Publications
