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Shall We Play a Game?

Shall We Play a Game?

During the second quarter financial markets participants assessed the consequences of (1) high-profile bank failures, (2) the debate over raising the debt ceiling, (3) the uncertainty with respect to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) rate trajectory, and (4) the prospects...
The Second Coming

The Second Coming

The unholy gyre of political and societal extremes widened further in the most recent quarter, as did the distance, until just recently, between the reality of interest rate policy and the market’s hopes for it. Falconer-in-Chief Powell seems to have kept his eye...
Seeking Value Around the Globe

Seeking Value Around the Globe

When I became partner at Tocqueville in 2000, we were at the tail end of the dotcom bubble. The previous five years had been characterized by a surge in technological innovation around the Internet, with U.S. companies leading the way. In equity markets, this resulted...