by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 23, 2025 | Commentaries
It seems that now America owns Israel’s war. Will it also own the grounds for peace for a two-state solution that will satisfy the Arab nations? And could this endeavor represent a strategic misfiring by the US, taking its focus away from the long-term strategic pivot...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 10, 2025 | Commentaries
There is a drama around the markets’ trauma. Two contradictory messages are being sent simultaneously: Fear is dropping in the equity markets, which have erased losses and are turning positive for the year. At the same time, fear is rising in the global bond markets...
by John E. Charalambakis | May 27, 2025 | Commentaries
We live in an environment where the markets strive to remember, but forgetting might be preferable as it brings relief. It’s the twilight zone where the voice of silence carries a laughter that makes you cry. You want to take a deeper look but are terrified of...
by John E. Charalambakis | May 6, 2025 | Commentaries
Is the uncertainty over? Are the anxieties about trade policy, institutional stability, definitive direction on the economy, earnings, debt, interest rates, the dollar, and valuations over? And if not, how then do we explain the equity markets’ upswing in the last ten...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 22, 2025 | Commentaries
When a market (or any institution) lacks an anchor, a myriad of negative repercussions unfold, starting with the lack of tranquility. The absence of the latter creates uncertainty, and the effect of the uncertainty is turmoil. In the following graph, we see the impact...
by John E. Charalambakis | Apr 1, 2025 | Commentaries
Wealth creation is the trust outcome of production and exchange. Wealth affects production, sale, and exchange of goods and services, and of course, can advance growth due to higher incomes, spending, and investments. The equity market (as a source of wealth) was due...