Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities tumble in first trading week of 2022Global equities were down in this year’s first week of trading. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed the week down 1.87% and 0.29%, respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 4.53%. The yield on the US...

Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft

January 6, 2022 We invite you to check out John’s new book, The Canon of the Markets: Reflections from the Attic of History, Philosophy, Literature, and Statecraft. This collection of John’s commentaries on financial markets and statecraft is now available...

Contemplating an Allegory on Money, Markets, Worldviews, and the Principle of Li: A Conversation Among Joseph Schumpeter, Hermas, Pieter Bruegel, and James Maxwell

As I was approaching the gate at the Colorado airport for the flight to Sao Paolo, I was curious to see who my co-travelers would be this year. When the invitation for this year’s flight arrived just before Thanksgiving, the subliminal message was that Maxwell and...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities tumbleGlobal equities were down on the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed the week down 1.94% and 1.68%, respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 2.95%. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note decreased several basis points...