Weekly Market Update
Market Action Despite more data that questioned the health of the current macroeconomic environment asset markets had one of their best weeks in months. Energy and Materials, the two weakest sectors so far in 2015, led the rally with each rising over 7%. The first...The Rolling Pyramid of Historical Financial Crises and the Moral Economic Imperatives: Distinguishing Causes from Symptoms
The Rolling Pyramid of Historical Financial Crises and the Moral Economic Imperatives: Distinguishing Causes from Symptoms We have noted in past commentaries that our global financial system moves from crisis to crisis due to the lack of an anchor. In the previous...On the Disruption of the Disruptors: The Redrafting of a New Chapter in Global Developments
In the art of war (in the general spirit of geopolitical and geoeconomic diplomacy) the opponent’s greatest strength happens to be his greatest weakness. Let’s take a look at a few examples. When we think of China, we usually think of its outstanding economic growth...Weekly Market Update
Market Action An upward revision to Q2 GDP growth from 3.7% to 3.9% couldn’t lift markets this past week. The downfall this week hit the Nasdaq especially hard as concerns over drug prices and potential political action impacted the Biotech industry specifically and...Weekly Market Update
Market Action The September meeting of the Federal Reserve came and went without a change in monetary policy. Citing the effects on inflation from global weakness Janet Yellen still reiterated expectations for a rate increase this year. Stocks rallied initially on the...Sign Up for Our Publications
