by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 23, 2021 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
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...
by Rachel Poole | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities rallyGlobal equities were slightly down on the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones lost 0.77% and 0.46% respectively, while the Nasdaq decreased 0.79% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury continued to rise, closing Friday at 1.72%....
by Rachel Poole | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is much anticipation over the US and China’s first high-level meeting scheduled for today. Chinese-American relations have reached new lows over the last year, with tensions escalating even more in the last couple of weeks as a suspected Chinese cyberattack has...
by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 16, 2021 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In his Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoyevsky writes, “What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? …Who are these so-called heroes and where do they come from? Are their origins in obscurity or in plain sight?” In The Return of the...
by Rachel Poole | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities rallyGlobal equities rallied this week after sustaining losses last week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were up 2.64% and 4.07% respectively. A tech rally brought the Nasdaq up 3.09% on the week, but the Nasdaq is almost flat for the...
by Rachel Poole | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted many sectors of the global economy in both good ways and bad. Our summaries today focus on the developments in the technology and shipping industries as they have reacted and...