by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 7, 2023 | Uncategorized, Wooden Nickel
The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections....
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 4, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities were positive on the week despite a turn on Friday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 1.62% and 3.31% respectively, while the Dow Jones declined 0.15%. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury increased slightly...
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 2, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
In this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we cover a variety of topics shaping the progress, or lack thereof, of global economic growth, including the green energy transition, healthcare, Generative AI, and the state of China’s economy....
by Tyler Thompson | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is remarkable how much we rely on trust to navigate our world. We trust that the person driving the bus is capable and licensed to drive, that the waiter taking our credit card does not use it later to pay for a new Xbox, that the men and women entrusted with our...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 28, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities were positive on the week as US growth data gave a boost of confidence to the markets. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose 2.47% and 1.81% respectively, while the Nasdaq rose 4.32%. The yield on the US...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 26, 2023 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week we are continuing to assess the new era of world trade that is emerging from the rollback of globalization. The fragmentation of trade threatens to widen the technological gap between the developed and developing worlds, stifling innovation and impeding...