Commentaries

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 15, 2017 |

Bullish Bias and Asset Classes Breakout: Diminishing Safety Margins

Last Friday we observed a divergence among major indexes. The DJIA and the NASDAQ moved in significantly opposite directions. The main reason for the drop in the NASDAQ (which continued […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 8, 2017 |

Disintegration in the Age of Discontent: Unraveling Realities and the Market

It seems that we are on the verge of a new reality that could resemble the developments of the early 1970s. The global rules and order that were established in […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 1, 2017 |

Tending the Garden: Credit Risks in the Ocean called Debt

Moody’s downgrade of Chinese debt a few days ago was treated like a non-event. Chinese domestic bond prices did not change and Chinese equity prices actually rose. Is that a […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 24, 2017 |

Financial Gravity and Paradigm Shifts: What Could Disrupt the Disruptors?

Over the course of the last year, investors poured billions of dollars into emerging markets, seeking higher yields and higher overall returns. Emerging markets have rewarded that trust, and as […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 17, 2017 |

The Reshaping of Global Trade and Recent Economic Trends

A major Chinese conference related to the New Silk Road ended two days ago. The conference centered on the theme of “One Belt, One Road”, which is the Chinese equivalent […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 9, 2017 |

Sic Tranit Gloria Mundi: Defining Moments in Global Financial History and the Undercurrent of Today’s Developments

There are revolutions, wars, and historical periods that have defined global developments and carry significant weight in shaping up the world economy to this day. There is little if any […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 3, 2017 |

The Powerhouse of Structural Changes: Co-integration, Co-movement, and Disintegration

By 460 CE the Roman Army was dominated by Germanic troops. By that time they had also forgotten a basic lesson that it is the army that elects the Emperor.  […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 26, 2017 |

The Fading of Shocks and the Complacency Spirit: A Realistic Midterm/Longterm View

There is a sense of a cyclical recovery around the world.  The shocks of the last 8-10 years (financial crisis, EU debt crisis, commodities downturn) seem to be fading, and […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 20, 2017 |

Assessing Possible High Impact Outcomes: From Egypt to France, and from London to D.C.

As we go down the road where the improbable becomes probable and the non-tradable becomes tradable, we discuss below four possible outcomes that could alter the investment landscape. Those four […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 11, 2017 |

Complacency in the Midst of Market Cycles: Liquidity Pressures and Geopolitics

Money markets experienced some kind of distortion in the last 18-24 months due to global dollar shortages as the Fed got into the swing of “normalizing” rates. Money markets several […]