Research & News
Daily Comment (December 8, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with new developments regarding the global and US equity markets, as well as gold. We next review several other international and US developments that could affect the financial markets today, including a dangerous military standoff between Japan and… Read More »
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly – What Catch-Up Economic Reports Say About the AI Boom (December 8, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA | PDF Now that the federal government’s record-breaking shutdown over budget issues has ended, agencies have been releasing batches of delayed economic reports. In some cases, officials have warned the reports may never be released, given that statisticians can’t go back in time and collect certain data. The prime examples of… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 5, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment opens with an assessment of the US effort to guarantee smooth economic relations with China. Next, we turn to the fine that the EU levied against X for violating its controversial new tech rules. We then provide an overview of… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 4, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment begins with a discussion of the setbacks challenging the White House’s AI industrialization push. Next, we turn to the increasing influence of the Treasury Department over the Federal Reserve. Our global coverage provides a deeper look into the escalating tensions… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 3, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment begins with an analysis of the president’s forthcoming decision for the next Federal Reserve chair. We then examine the growing trend of state-level intervention in the national economy and provide insights on the Tennessee special election as well as the… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 2, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest example of how building tensions between China and Japan have boosted the risk of conflict between the two countries. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 1, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today is dominated by Asian and other international developments, as might be expected after the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the US. Our coverage includes several important political and economic developments in Japan, as well as some economic and foreign… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 25, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a sudden shift in the US’s proposed new peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including a statement… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 24, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a report confirming our view that the US administration will try to find fallback options even if the Supreme Court eventually rules against its broad use of import tariffs. We next review several other international and US… Read More »