By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 18, 2020 |
There is little doubt that the accommodative/expansionary monetary policy of the last 10+ years has been chasing investors and funds out the risk curve but also down the quality ladder. […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 6, 2020 |
The coronavirus has been credited with causing recent market volatility. In a single day last week, the gains made in January were wiped out, while this week the market gains […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 27, 2020 |
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 […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 15, 2020 |
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 […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 8, 2020 |
There is no doubt that the death of Qassem Soleimani may become a stepping-stone for rising violence, turmoil, volatility, risks, and even a new war in a troubled region of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 30, 2019 |
In the boarding area I could clearly see three distinct figures: Johannes Bredenburg, Sir John Templeton, and Spinoza. I knew that I was destined for another treat in this end-of-year […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 23, 2019 |
In last week’s commentary, we outlined our overall assessment of a decent start for 2020, but expressed our skepticism for the rest of the year (see Assessing the 2020 Outlook: […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2019 |
We started assessing the outlook for 2020 a few weeks ago. The truth of the matter is that we are facing two almost equally probable scenarios: The first one (adopted […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 10, 2019 |
Yesterday, was a very sad day for the US and the world. The economic giant Paul Volcker passed away. Paul Volcker by himself saved the economic system four times (with […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 25, 2020 |
Market Outlook: Demand-Side and Supply-Chain Risks
The Coronavirus is spreading beyond China and that shook the markets both last Friday and even more so yesterday to the point that equity indexes are down for the year. […]