Geopolitical Challenges & Statecraft

Due to the Easter holiday, we will not be posting a Weekly Market Update this Saturday. The global order is entering a phase of multipolarity where a variety of ideological and political ideas are at the forefront of global leadership. To promote international...

When Moore Isn’t Enough: Part II

“The risk that matters most is the risk of permanent loss.” – Howard Marks “When we speak of risk, we are not speaking of share price volatility. Share price volatility provides us with opportunity. When we speak of risk we are thinking about exposure to...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities gain slightlyGlobal equities were slightly up on the week. Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones posted gains of 1.57% and 1.36% respectively, while the Nasdaq decreased 0.58% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury dropped down a few bps,...

Covid-19 and the Day After

Here is our take on the articles summarized below:  The growth outlook for the US economy this year is looking promising. Trillions of dollars of government stimulus have already been pumped into the economy and more is expected as the Biden administration works on...

When Isaiah Berlin Dined with Vladimir Putin: International Diversification and Intelligentsia at a Time when Dreams of Subjugation Converge in the Twilight Zone

When Isaiah Berlin sat down to draft some thoughts about his forthcoming dinner meeting with Vladimir Putin, he contemplated if the focus should be on a single theme (like it was with Xi Jinping when they met), or whether he should let the discussion flow, given the...