Bi-Weekly Market Update
US Equity Markets The S&P 500 temporarily entered correction territory as investors assessed economic risks and the Fed’s response to potential inflation and slowing growth. Growth concerns and increasing recession fears were amplified by comments from President...
Regional Market Watch
European Markets Corporate and Business News Eurozone investor morale improved significantly in March, with the Sentix index rising to -2.9 from -12.7 in February, exceeding expectations of -8.4. European markets closed lower on Friday led by declines in the travel...
Geopolitics & the Day After
Geopolitical Concerns The Fragile Axis of Upheaval Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs The US and Iran are on the road to escalation. Europe can and should create an off-ramp Dr. Sanam Vakil and Dr. Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Chatham House The Real Threat...
CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa Syria’s government reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the group into the national army, recognizing Kurdish rights and placing the north-east region under government control for the first time since...
CROSSROADS: US, Europe, China & India
North America The S&P 500 officially entered a correction after plunging 10% in just 16 days, marking the seventh-fastest decline since 1929, with similar rapid selloffs occurring under President Trump in 2018 and 2020. Last week the index fell again, extending a...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Risks of Climate Change New German Government Report Highlights Growing Climate Security Risks Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News Global warming streak brings extreme weather from cyclones to polar freeze Attracta Mooney & Steven Bernard, The Financial Times...
