Daily Comment
Daily Comment (January 14, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news that Israel and Hamas could be on the verge of a cease-fire deal that could help stabilize the Middle East and reduce the risk of disruption in the global energy market. We next review several other… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 13, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a few words on the global bond sell-off, which so far this morning is still pushing yields higher. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets, including more… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 10, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! The market is reacting to the latest jobs data. In sports news, Real Madrid triumphed over Mallorca to advance to the final of the Spanish Super Cup. Today’s Comment will delve into the recent rise in UK gilt yields, explore… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 8, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Note: The Confluence offices will be closed tomorrow, January 9, for the Day of Mourning, and we will not publish a Daily Comment. Good morning! Concerns about the deficit and inflation continue to weigh on investor sentiment. In sports news, New Orleans… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 7, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with new US moves to constrain the Chinese economy and military buildup. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including some notes on yesterday’s resignation of Canadian… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 6, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our first Comment of the New Year opens with the same old geopolitical tensions in Asia, this time with reports touching China, Taiwan, and Japan. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets… Read More »
Daily Comment (October 3, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! The market is currently awaiting the release of the jobs report data and Israel’s response to Iran. In sports news, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami has won the 2024 Supporters’ Shield for the second year in a row. Today’s Comment will… Read More »
Daily Comment (October 2, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! Markets are still grappling with the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict. Today’s Comment will analyze the escalating Israel-Iran tensions, explore the reasons behind the positive surprise from JOLTS, and provide our perspective on the recent vice presidential debate. Finally, we’ll conclude… Read More »
Daily Comment (October 1, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news that consumer price inflation in the eurozone is now below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in three years — a development that portends further interest-rate cuts and potentially renewed depreciation… Read More »