Commentaries

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 7, 2011 |

On Exchange & Interest Rates: Liquidity Concerns in the Midst of Unrest and the Construction of the New Silk Road

On August 9th of last year, we published on this website a commentary on what amounted to be a prelude to our September newsletter, regarding the Chinese bubble. A few […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 1, 2011 |

From Tunisia and Egypt to the Rest of the Middle East: Are we Re-living the Historic Days of Regime Change?

For the second part of our series on global hot spots, it should be pretty obvious where the news waves would have us cover: the Middle East, which might be […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 26, 2011 |

European Debt Scenarios and Prospects for Growth

A few weeks ago we wrote that we are optimistic that another deep crisis will be avoided and that the Euro will survive. Recent developments and scenarios are unfolding that […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 17, 2011 |

On Hotspots and their Place in the Emerging and Frontier World: Part I, the Cases of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

We’ve mentioned on several occasions in previous newsletters and commentaries our positive growth outlook for numerous emerging economies in the near future and the growing interconnectedness among them. This isn’t […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 5, 2011 |

The Mark of Debt: Hysteresis in Municipal Bonds in the Saga of Bubbles

We have written briefly before (July 2010 commentary) on the dangers of the municipal bond market. In this commentary we make the claim that the housing sector leaves a mark of hysteresis […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 3, 2011 |

A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR INVESTORS

Yesterday we ran performance reports for our portfolios1.  Our composite return across all portfolios was 18.11%.  For comparison, our aggressive portfolio’s aggregate return was 35.95%.  Annualized, these figures would exceed […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 22, 2010 |

On Logos, Retooling Growth, and Contagion Fears: Conventional and Non-Conventional Thoughts on the Occasion of the Days at the Dawn of 2011

On Logos, Retooling Growth, and Contagion Fears: Conventional and Non-Conventional Thoughts on the Occasion of the Days at the Dawn of 2011 A few months ago on this part of […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 20, 2010 |

The Descent of Currencies: Reflating Distressed Economies in the Post-Bubble Period

The late Kenneth Lay of Enron renamed his company from Enteron to Enron and moved the headquarters to Houston, Texas, ready to become the global trading conglomerate of energy, with […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: December 13, 2010 |

Illusions, Economic Reality, & Aisimnitia in Times of Uncertainty: Do we and the EU Need Chairman Volcker Back?

One of the great joys of my job is to meet old and new friends who teach and/or remind me of marvelous concepts and ideas. One such incident happened about […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: November 29, 2010 |

Alea Iacta Est: Has the Die been Cast on the Eurozone?

Fact 1: In the early 1990s, if it were not for Europeans and the US, Germany would have had a pretty rough and bumpy ride towards its reunification. The direct […]