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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 6

The week ending February 6 was defined by rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, with sharp dispersion across asset classes and regions. U.S. equities experienced notable volatility, with the S&P 500 briefly touching record highs early in the … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 30

Global markets ended the week with rising internal stress beneath still-resilient headline equity levels, setting up a fragile start to the new week. While U.S. equities held modest January gains, risk signals deteriorated meaningfully late in the week, culminating in … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 16

January market action reflects a clear rotation away from narrow mega-cap leadership toward broader equity participation, a shift that is both cyclical and allocational in nature. Small-cap stocks have emerged as standout performers, with the Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Dec 12

Global markets closed the week with a clear message: policy easing is supporting risk appetite, but leadership is rotating, and stresses are emerging beneath the surface. The Federal Reserve’s December rate cut reinforced expectations that the tightening cycle is firmly … Continue reading

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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 21

Global markets navigated a risk-off week marked by renewed doubts over the durability of the AI-driven equity rally, rising volatility, and shifting expectations for a December U.S. rate cut. Strong corporate earnings failed to offset investor concerns about inflated tech … 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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The Big Mac Index: My Global Currency Reality Check

As an international economist earlier in my career, I long appreciated The Economist‘s Big Mac Index, a deceptively simple yet revealing tool for assessing purchasing power parity (PPP) and currency under or overvaluation. In the Economist’s latest iteration, the Index … 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 Risk Monitor: Weekly Update – April 11

The United States’ current tariff regime reveals not a strategic plan but an erratic response to market volatility, suggesting a governing philosophy resembling reactive day trading more closely than structured economic policymaking. As the week’s developments show, the absence of … Continue reading

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