by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 11, 2012 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Mer(kel) has lately been enjoying one of her highest favorable ratings in her political career in Germany. (Sar)ko(zy) is up in the polls but still behind his main opponent (Francois Hollande) in the upcoming presidential elections in France. (Mo)nti, the caretaker...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 28, 2011 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Recently I finished reading an excellent book by James Rickards entitled Currency Wars. Let me quote from the concluding chapter: “The dollar, for all its faults and weaknesses, is the pivot of the entire global system of currencies, stocks, bonds, derivatives and...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 21, 2011 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Liquidity has dried up in Europe. Banks in the greater EU are unable to refinance their unsecured bonds that are approaching maturity. Moody’s cut the credit rating of French banks last week, and it is expected that France and other nations’ credit rating will be cut...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 12, 2011 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In the last few days the markets tried to breathe a breath of new life and optimism in the midst of developments in the EU and the initiatives taken by central banks. It has been our position that the EU is suffering from two deadly problems, namely: cancer (public...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 2, 2011 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Jean-Philippe Rameau’s compositions stand out as the epitome of Rococo style. His opera “Hippolyte Et Aricie” was the first work to which the term “Baroque” was applied. The opera is based on Racine’s play Phedre (dated 1677) with...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 24, 2011 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In March 1914, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) started its operations in the US. Within fifteen years the depression was taking root in the US. Seventy years later, the European Central Bank (ECB) was starting its operations and in a twist of fate, in about ten years...