By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 23, 2016 |
Over the course of the last few months official foreign accounts have been selling US Treasuries. At the same time, the US Fed has been selling Treasuries to its primary […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 16, 2016 |
We are experiencing a transformational change from post-modernity to meta-modernity. As that transformation takes place public philosophy, customs, policies and norms also change. The metamorphosis which is now at works […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 10, 2016 |
In a recent commentary we pointed out that one of the largest clearing houses asked for a $50 billion capital contribution from member institutions, (see https://blacksummitfg.com/3375 ). We have also […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 3, 2016 |
In this commentary, and in future postings, neither do we intend to outline all possible scenarios regarding the unfolding of geopolitical and geoeconomic events, nor do we suggest that the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 23, 2016 |
In our commentary dated February 10th (http://stage.blacksummitfg.com/3375) we outlined the significance of collateral velocity and the inherent dangers of another crisis given that the main culprit (derivatives) of the 2008 […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 17, 2016 |
Historically, the inversion of the yield curve is a good predictor of recessions. On top of this when spreads of high yield bonds reach the current level of 850 bps […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 9, 2016 |
Modern finance depends on credit. Credit creation depends on inter-bank trust. Inter-bank trust depends on asset valuation. Asset valuation is an opaque process that is a function of several parameters […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 2, 2016 |
It takes some time for the market to comprehend when stress is built up in the economic and financial systems. This is part of the hysteresis reality. When financial stress […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 25, 2016 |
Following the successful Normandy invasion in June 1944, the Allies executed that September the military operation known as Market Garden (Market referred to the airborne forces that were supposed to […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 7, 2016 |
WWW: Wrong Tools, Wrong Targets, Wrong Diagnoses
The world economy may be entering into treacherous territory. Central Banks and policy makers seem to have misdiagnosed the credit problems and applied the wrong medication. We are referring of […]