Daily Comment
Daily Comment (September 12, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] The ECB delivers. The U.S. is delaying tariffs on China. Here is what we are watching this morning: The ECB: In the statement, the ECB restarted QE to the tune of €20 billion per month and cut deposit rates to -50 bps. … Read More »
Daily Comment (September 11, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] It is 9/11, the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attack on New York and Washington. Equity markets are mostly steady this morning. We are rotating in equities. China gives in (a little) on trade. Bolton’s out. Here is what we are watching… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 10, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Good morning! Equity markets are a bit lower this morning, although there is a huge amount of rotation in the sectors. Chinese inflation data was mixed. Parliament is prorogued. Here is what we are watching this morning: Is the ECB set to… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 9, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Happy Monday! Global equity markets are edging higher this morning. China’s economic data was a bit soft. Russian local elections were a rebuke of Putin. The Brexit saga continues in Ireland. Here is what we are watching this morning: Russia: In Moscow’s… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 6, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Happy employment data Friday! We cover the data in detail below but here is the snapshot—it was mixed. The payroll report was soft, but wage growth and the household survey were rather strong. Financial markets are taking the report as weak, focusing… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 5, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Trade optimism is lifting risk assets; equities are up, while gold, the dollar and Treasuries are down. Here are the details and other items we are watching: An observation: One of the most difficult tasks humans face is trying to deal with… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 4, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Yesterday was busy; the ISM manufacturing data disappointed and there was lots of Brexit news. Here are the details and other items we are watching: Boris’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day: PM Johnson had a rough day yesterday. First, his government… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 3, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] Welcome back! Three-day weekends are great, but now we get to pile five days of work into four! Trade worries continue to weigh on risk assets. Brexit appears to be reaching some sort of resolution. Hurricane Dorian dominated the weekend news flow.… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 30, 2019)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] It’s the last business day of “cultural summer” (the autumn equinox doesn’t occur until September 23), but the summer season generally ends with Labor Day. Trade optimism continues to buoy equities. There are elections in Germany over the weekend. Hurricane Dorian is… Read More »