by Rachel Poole | Dec 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The world may be reaching another inflection point in the next few years. Instability (political, economic, social, financial) and upheaval may be reaching alarming levels. Consequently, the global balance of power may be shifting. The act of rebalancing the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
“We have made very little progress in life by trying to outguess these macroeconomic factors. We basically have abdicated. We’re just swimming all the time, and we let the tide take care of itself…. The trouble with making all these economic pronouncements...
by Rachel Poole | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Happy Holidays from the BlackSummit team!Due to Christmas and the New Year, the Weekly Market Update will not be published on December 26th or January 2nd. Global Market News Global equities reach record levelsGlobal equities reached record levels this week as...
by Rachel Poole | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: While stock markets have seen an incredible recovery since the crash at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, other crucial building blocks of the global financial system have suffered in the background. Hopes are high...
by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 15, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Is our desire to assess and “predict” the future a reflection of what is known for thousands of years now as being “partakers of the divine nature”? I started my weekend reading on that subject by reviewing writings by Gregory of Nyssa, John Wesley, and Karl...
by Rachel Poole | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities fall on the weekAfter entering record-high territory last week, global equities fell this week as global Covid-19 cases continued to rise sharply. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note dropped to 0.89% from 0.96% last week while...