by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 27, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
The latest figures on global trade portray a picture of contraction. Have we entered into a period of deglobalization? The figures tell us a story of the longest period of contraction since the crisis more than ten years ago. Six consecutive months of year-on-year...
by Rachel Poole | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities saw little change this week while the opposite can be said for the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note. Investor concern over the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak which could inhibit global growth sent the yield on the US...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Joel N. Charalambakis “In the long term, it’s hard for a stock to earn a much better return than the business which underlies it earns. If the business earns six percent on capital over forty years and you hold it for that forty years,...
by Rachel Poole | Jan 18, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities continued their advance into record territory, again crossing the 29,000 line. Despite the strong equity market performance, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury remained at 1.84% while the price of a barrel of West Texas...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jan 15, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Looking back to 2019, we don’t think that it would be a stretch to claim that lower rates and the dovish approach by the Fed lifted up valuations and played a very significant role in the spectacular rise in equities (not that debt markets did not also perform well)....
by Rachel Poole | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities continued their record run this week. The Dow Jones crossed 29,000 for the first time ever on Friday. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose two basis points to 1.84% while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate...