by Rachel Poole | Jan 2, 2020 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America The United States (US) House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for his...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 30, 2019 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In the boarding area I could clearly see three distinct figures: Johannes Bredenburg, Sir John Templeton, and Spinoza. I knew that I was destined for another treat in this end-of-year flight and I was hoping that more distinguished guests would join the journey. We...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 23, 2019 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In last week’s commentary, we outlined our overall assessment of a decent start for 2020, but expressed our skepticism for the rest of the year (see Assessing the 2020 Outlook: Part I ). The upbeat perspective of most of the analysts for 2020 is based on loose...
by Rachel Poole | Dec 21, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities reached record highs this week, driven in part by declining trade and geopolitical uncertainty. All three major US indices, as well as the STOXX 600 and MSCI, reached new milestones. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose 9...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 19, 2019 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
We started assessing the outlook for 2020 a few weeks ago. The truth of the matter is that we are facing two almost equally probable scenarios: The first one (adopted by the great majority of analysts) says that growth will continue next year and that the equity...
by Rachel Poole | Dec 14, 2019 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action By the end of the week, US equity markets were trading slightly below all-time highs set earlier in the day on Friday. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note and Volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index,...