By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 19, 2017 |
One of the main issues debated at the Davos conference this week is the possibility of a new trade regime, as President Trump takes office. Discontent with globalization and the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 12, 2017 |
In last week’s commentary we covered mainly the initial outlook for equities. In today’s post we would like to present an initial outlook for other markets such as bonds, commodities, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2017 |
The only certain thing about a prognostication is that it will be wrong. Keeping that humble thought in mind, we offer our readers our initial thoughts on the markets’ trajectory […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
As I was boarding my usual end-of-the-year overseas flight I could clearly hear the arguments of a heated debate: “Do values matter and are they supposed to create the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 19, 2016 |
Historically speaking credit markets serve as a reliable signal regarding global economic conditions. Tight spreads between corporate and government bonds have been indicating improving economic conditions, faster growth, higher incomes […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 14, 2016 |
Since the presidential election equity funds have experienced four consecutive weeks of inflows, while bond funds have been experiencing outflows. This makes sense if we consider the anticipated lower tax […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 7, 2016 |
There is rhetoric, and then there is reality. There are expectations, and then there is reality. There is a death valley but also the valley of peace. There are fears, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 24, 2016 |
While the markets enjoy historic highs and particular sectors experienced rallies (such as financial and healthcare) one of the questions that investors may have is whether value can be found […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 17, 2016 |
In the last two commentaries we focused on asset allocation in times of change and on particular sectors that may benefit from forthcoming policy changes. In this commentary we would […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 25, 2017 |
New Market Highs and Underperformers: Fundamentals Meet Technical Charts
The market celebrated a Dow Jones Industrial Average that reached 20,000 yesterday. Is this too much of good news? Is it sustainable and could it be that investors are carried […]