by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 10, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week, we touch on a wide array of subjects, from economics to elections. First, we discuss the movement of global investment away from China. Then we move to an examination of the various threats to global economic growth, despite optimistic forecasts. We then...
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 6, 2024 | 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 1....
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 3, 2024 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones increased 1.38% and 1.43% on the week respectively, while the Nasdaq grew 1.12%. The US 10-year Treasury note dropped several basis points,...
by The BlackSummit Team | Feb 1, 2024 | Geopolitics & the Day After, Uncategorized
This week, we explore the financial, economic, and geopolitical state of the world. First, we discuss the ways that global finance, large companies, and energy commodities are changing in our new age of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Then we move to an...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 30, 2024 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Self-deception and evil are the two main characteristics of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. Like Otello (in Verdi’s opera) who defended Cyprus against the Ottomans (a pre-incarnation to Lawrence of Arabia) Othello nowadays – allegorically speaking –...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jan 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 notched record highs this week before lowering on Friday, but still posting a weekly gain of 1.06%. The Dow Jones increased 0.65% on the week, while the Nasdaq grew...