By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 17, 2013 |
In Dante’s Inferno, the poet is guided in the underworld by the great Roman poet Virgil. As he enters the gate of Hell (Inferno) the inscription reads “Lasciate ogne speranza, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 5, 2013 |
Objective: The energy independence of Europe, the containment of China in Africa, and the development of African assets Goal: Breaking the energy ties between Russia and Europe, limiting the transfer […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 28, 2013 |
The dream became a nightmare for both Greece and Cyprus. Who is to be blamed for this? The purpose of this brief is not to present an outline for all […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 24, 2013 |
There were three events last week that paved the way forward for the markets, namely: The minutes of the Federal Reserve Bank that exhibited some reservation about continuing accommodative monetary […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 15, 2013 |
In this week’s commentary we will briefly show how the buffer zones created by the world’s central banks are expected to result in above (recent) trend growth due to the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 9, 2013 |
The markets are experiencing a temporary upswing due to the velocity of the buffer zones that central banks are creating. Those buffer zones are trying to create a unity of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 31, 2013 |
In the summer of 2011 we published some commentaries about the development of financial black holes. The argument of this commentary goes as follows: Central banks and governments around the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 26, 2013 |
The words quoted in the title above, were pronounced by Christine Lagarde (the head of the IMF) at the Davos annual economic conference. She was referring to the EU experience […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 15, 2013 |
In this week’s commentary we offer our assessment of a positive outlook for the real estate sector in 2013. We believe that real estate will outperform most – if not […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 23, 2013 |
10 to Midnight in the Garden of Credit: Socrates Wonders About Cardinal Rules, Historical Precedents, Matter-Antimatter, and the Fantasy Era of Fiat Money Creation
The unfolding events – by the hour – in Cyprus shine light to a historical precedent: When the next crisis comes around bank deposits may not be spared. This is […]