By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 10, 2021 |
We all have heard the parallels between the Covid-19 crisis and war. Close to eighteen months after we started being concerned about the possibility of the pandemic, Cicero’s words that […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 27, 2021 |
Machiavelli stood in one of the corners of the famous square convinced that nothing fails like success. The calendar read May 23, 1498. Outside Florence’s city hall – the famous […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 13, 2021 |
John E. Charalambakis, Mohamed Ramzi Roshdi, Nicolas Abdelhak, & Eleni Buss As we look ahead towards assessing the markets’ outlook for the remainder of 2021, we have split our analysis […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 29, 2021 |
A survey conducted by Bank of America among over 200 fund managers revealed that the grand majority of them significantly trimmed their bond holdings. The reasoning behind such trimming is […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 22, 2021 |
More than two weeks ago (on Friday June 4th), we sent an email message to our clients explaining that some metrics and trends make us uncomfortable. Furthermore, we discussed that […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 1, 2021 |
During the first and second phases/waves of the pandemic, stocks related to innovation, e-commerce, as well as to sectors that deal with digitalization, performed very well, beyond anyone’s expectations. As […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 25, 2021 |
We are experiencing a paradigm shift: A geopolitical and geoeconomicshift accompanied by scientific, technological, financial, and energyevolutions. The world is changing, and we are changing along withit. Over the course […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 10, 2021 |
We believe that it is almost a universal belief that the Day After the pandemic our societies will be operating under new norms. The rising debts follow a parallel path […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 4, 2021 |
During a recent trip overseas, a client asked me why I admire Edmund Burk. The question should not have caught me by surprise as we frequently discuss the impact of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 31, 2021 |
Digital Currencies, T.S. Eliot, and the Land of Endless Money: Part II
In our August 10th commentary we touched on the parallels between T.S. Eliot’s poem Waste Land and the rehypothecation of assets/bonds (a dangerous endeavor that could undermine financial stability). Furthermore, […]