by John E. Charalambakis | Aug 3, 2014 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The market turmoil last week persuaded some that a major correction is at work that will deflate the financial bubble. We would humbly disagree with that prediction. In our opinion there are five main reasons why the market blinked last week, namely: Uncertainty about...
by Joel Charalambakis | Aug 2, 2014 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
The Dow has effectively erased its YTD gains as of this week as concerns over the potential for accelerated Fed action for interest rates, the stabilitiy of the European banking system as illustrated by Espirito Santo, the Israeli/Hamas conflict and the technical bond...
by Thierry Malleret | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
The global economy continues to fall short of expectations. GDP growth in high-income economies remains sluggish, including in the US and the UK – the two countries where the upturn is the strongest. In most emerging markets, output is stumbling, most notably in...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Mohamed El-Erian, “What to Do About the Jobs-Growth Conundrum” (Bloomberg View, July 22, 2014) Allianz’s chief economic adviser looks at one of today’s greatest economic conundrums: why has the US...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
US equity markets had a rough week in the last full week of the month. The Dow saw its largest decline in seven weeks after Goldman Sachs issued a late report stating the firm’s neutral position towards stocks for the next three months. While the S&P and Nasdaq...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Robert Shiller, “Booming Until It Hurts” (Project Syndicate, July 15, 2014) The author of “Irrational Exuberance” discusses the concerns among the world’s financial experts and in the media that asset...