by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 19, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
The BlackSummit Team | August 19, 2023 Global Market News Global equities see losses Global equities were down this week amid rising Treasury yields and sluggish Chinese economic data. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were down -2.11% and -2.21%, respectively, while the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 17, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week we examine global developments from a wide range of topics. We begin by investigating the cracks appearing in the foundation of the Chinese economic miracle. We then move to examine how Niger’s coup has global ramifications. Next, we discuss how the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 15, 2023 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics August 15, 2023 | Volume 6, Issue 7 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last month, and which may affect economic, financial, and geopolitical issues in the months...
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 10, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week’s edition focuses on green energy commodities and the consequent geopolitical impact, the ramifications for the Russian state as the war in Ukraine sallies on with no end in sight and cracks in the power structure start to take shape, and five...
by John E. Charalambakis | Aug 8, 2023 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
John E. Charalambakis Herodotus made the call. Dante was on the other side answering the call at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. George F. Kennan was summoned in order to break the news to the President: The Chinese just announced the annexation of the Scarborough Shoal....
by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 5, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
The BlackSummit Team | August 5, 2023 Global Market News Fitch Ratings downgrade causes bond yields to riseOn Tuesday, Fitch Ratings bumped the credit rating of the United States’ debt by one notch, from AAA to AA+, in response to the debt ceiling...