by Rachel Poole | Jul 10, 2021 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities have mixed weekGlobal equities had a volatile week as US bond yields unexpectedly dropped. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones barely edged up 0.40% and 0.24% respectively. The Nasdaq also made slight gains, closing 0.43% up on the week....
by Rachel Poole | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
In our article summaries this week, we begin once again by focusing on China as a fulcrum of the liberalism-autocracy battle being waged on the international stage, specifically focusing on how the China of today fails to live up to its former goals. We explore the...
by Rachel Poole | Jul 6, 2021 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America At a summit in Geneva last month, US President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met...
by Rachel Poole | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: In an epoch marked by rapid changes in many aspects of life, the status quo has been challenged in nearly every field, for better or worse. For this week’s summaries, we look at four such areas: monopoly power,...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 29, 2021 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
A survey conducted by Bank of America among over 200 fund managers revealed that the grand majority of them significantly trimmed their bond holdings. The reasoning behind such trimming is the expectation that the Fed will itself trim its program of bond purchases. In...
by Rachel Poole | Jun 26, 2021 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities reboundGlobal equities rebounded this week. Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose this week, 2.74% and 3.44% respectively. The Nasdaq also gained, closing 2.35% up on the week. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury increased...