Daily Comment
Daily Comment (December 4, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with notes from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Institute’s annual National Defense Forum over the weekend. We next review a range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including more risky… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 1, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Equities are trading lower as investors seek to liquidate some of their holdings ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech, and the Dallas Cowboys’ defense failed to live up to the hype on Thursday. Today’s Comment starts with our thoughts about… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 30, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! The day is off to a lively start, with equities surging and Arkansas pulling off an upset victory over Duke. In today’s Comment, we delve into the reasons behind investor rate expectations that may be amiss, explore the waning influence… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 29, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with new projections of global interest rates from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including potential… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 28, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with hints of further tightening in the eurozone’s monetary policy, despite the continuing slowdown in the region’s economic growth. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 27, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with some ideas we picked up on the world’s geopolitical trends from our reading over the holiday weekend. We next review a range of recent international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today,… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 21, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a discussion of how the recent cooling in U.S.-China tensions seems to be worrying Russia. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 20, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with indications of a potential cooling of Japan-China tensions as Beijing looks to bolster Chinese economic growth. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today,… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 17, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Oil prices fell into bear market territory on Friday due to a jump in U.S. inventories and demand pessimism. In other news, Shohei Ohtani, formerly of the Angels, and the Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. were named the most valuable players… Read More »