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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Nov 28

KEY ISSUES Silver surged 13% for the week and is now up over 90% year-to-date—vastly outperforming Bitcoin, which is down 3% on the year. Eurozone banks climbed 5% during the week and are now nearly 70% higher year-to-date when accounting … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Nov 14

Global economic activity showed mixed momentum, with markets navigating a choppy week shaped by the end of a prolonged 43-day U.S. government shutdown and increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve communications. U.S. equities initially rallied on optimism but ultimately ended broadly flat … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – August 15

Investor appetite for risk continues to surge as U.S. corporate credit spreads tighten to levels not seen in nearly three decades. Investment-grade spreads have narrowed to just 88 basis points, the tightest since 1997, according to Bloomberg. A parallel trend … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – June 27

Last week’s market tone reflected a convergence of stabilizing macro forces: easing geopolitical tensions, falling oil prices, and growing expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. But beneath these surface-level catalysts lies a far more powerful narrative: the AI revolution. AI … Continue reading

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Global Risk Montior: Week in Review – June 13

This week presented a paradox that seasoned portfolio and hedge fund managers will recognize immediately: risk is rising, but price action remains oddly composed. With geopolitical tensions escalating in the Middle East, oil surging, and inflation data surprising to the … Continue reading

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Global Macro Monitor: Weekly Update – June 6

The S&P 500 closed at 6000.4 on Friday, marking a significant psychological level with a 1.5% weekly gain. The strong performance was primarily driven by a short-covering bid, which reflects some big players are way offside, in our opinion.  The … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Weekly Update – April 18

Happy Easter, folks! The Trump administration’s tariff strategy continues to function less as a deliberate trade policy and more as a volatile, reactionary experiment. Markets are grappling with a growing realization: there is no unified objective anchoring current U.S. trade … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 21

Key Observations: U.S. stock indexes broke multi-week losing streaks but remain in correction territory. Value sectors like Utilities and Energy outperformed as investors rotated out of large-cap tech amid rising tariff uncertainty and mixed economic data. The Federal Reserve held … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – March 14

Key Insights U.S. stock markets saw their fourth consecutive weekly decline, driven by recession fears and trade policy uncertainty. The Fed will keep rates unchanged, but inflation expectations have risen, raising concerns about stagflation. Eurozone faces economic headwinds, with ECB … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – February 28

The past week saw heightened market volatility, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declining due to fading AI momentum and a growth scare, while the Dow Jones outperformed.  The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model slashed Q1 GDP growth projections to -1.5%, … Continue reading

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