by John E. Charalambakis | Sep 17, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The Fed decided earlier today to postpone the increase in short term rates citing global growth and disinflationary concerns. We believe that such concerns are overstated, at least for developed economies. We are of the opinion that if the Fed had finally started the...
by Joel Charalambakis | Sep 12, 2015 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action In the week before a long anticipated Fed meeting markets calm relative to their recent actions over the past month. Data was mixed on the week, with Job openings suggesting labor market confidence but consumer sentiment disappointing. The data, combined...
by John E. Charalambakis | Sep 9, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
As we noted in our last commentary (http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/3181), we anticipate some volatility during the next few weeks, but we also expect it to subside and for the market to find its upswing trend during the last 10-14 weeks of the year. We are of the...
by Thierry Malleret | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The global economic outlook is becoming increasingly deflationary. The dual collapse in commodity prices and EM currencies, combined with and caused by the sharp deceleration in China, exerts strong deflationary headwinds that affect the rest of the world. A situation...
by John E. Charalambakis | Aug 30, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
As we reported in our Weekly Market Update over the weekend (http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BFG-Weekly-Brief-August-29-2015.pdf), the US and the EU equity markets experienced one of their most volatile weeks. Over the course of two-three...
by Joel Charalambakis | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Wall Street saw one of its most dramatic and volatile weeks since the financial crisis. After opening Monday down 1,000 points the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged back to post a gain of over 1% this week led by Energy and Technology. While U.S....