Daily Comment
Daily Comment (June 21, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, where Russian forces continue their creeping seizures of territory in eastern Ukraine, and President Putin keeps trying to undermine Western support for Kyiv by cutting off energy exports to Europe. We… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 17, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Note: the markets and our office are closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Our next report will be published on Tuesday, June 21. Today’s Comment starts with a discussion about Thursday’s steep sell-off in equities. Next, we… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 16, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Today’s Comment starts with a brief overview of central bank news from around the world, beginning with the market impact of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates and ending with the broader market impact of global monetary tightening. Next, we examine… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 15, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, where both sides continue to face resource constraints and are struggling to make significant new territory gains. We next review other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 14, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF We open our Comment with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, where we discuss how the conflict has become a competition of force generation and the two sides’ abilities to marshal resources for the fight. Next, we review other international and U.S.… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 13, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war; Russian forces continue to make some plodding progress in seizing territory in eastern Ukraine, while the Ukrainian forces look like they’re facing more problems with ammunition shortages. We next review other international… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 10, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Equities futures are trading lower this morning after the CPI report was hotter than expected. Today’s Comment starts with a brief update on the Russia-Ukraine war. Next, we review the latest international news, focusing on the ECB’s hawkish shift. We examine some… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 9, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF In today’s report, we examine the recent weakness in the yen. Up next, we review the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. We briefly discuss some international and U.S. news stories and close with our COVID-19 coverage. Dovish BOJ: The yen depreciated… Read More »
Daily Comment (June 8, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today begins with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, where it appears neither side achieved any substantial territorial gains over the last day. The more important news from the war is that we are seeing the first signs of significant… Read More »