by Joel Charalambakis | Jul 25, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
US equity markets had a rough week in the last full week of the month. The Dow saw its largest decline in seven weeks after Goldman Sachs issued a late report stating the firm’s neutral position towards stocks for the next three months. While the S&P and Nasdaq...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 23, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Robert Shiller, “Booming Until It Hurts” (Project Syndicate, July 15, 2014) The author of “Irrational Exuberance” discusses the concerns among the world’s financial experts and in the media that asset...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jul 18, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities in the US rallied on Friday to end the week in positive territory. Earnings reports so far have presented some modest good news into markets but geopolitical turmoil in Gaza and tragedy in Ukraine sent markets down midweek. Governments in...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 16, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Dani Rodrik, “A Class of Its Own” (Project Syndicate, July 10, 2014) The Princeton professor argues that: “the markets cannot produce prosperity for long unless they are backed by healthy societies...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jul 12, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities markets around the globe suffered considerable losses throughout the week. European markets highlighted a poor week as multiple nations reported weak industrial activity, lending continues to contract and Portugese banking worries pushed...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 6, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Daniel Altman, “Get Ready for the Perma-Slump” (Foreign Policy, June 27, 2014) One of today’s key questions for economists is whether slower growth reflects a structural shift or simply a long...