Research & News
Asset Allocation Weekly (April 30, 2021)
by Asset Allocation Committee | PDF (Due to staff vacations, there will not be an accompanying podcast and chart book this week. The multimedia offerings associated with this report will resume next week, May 7.) In our asset allocation strategies, we continue to have a separate provision to homebuilders. The reason for this particular position… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 29, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning on this GDP day. We cover the data in detail below, but the short take is that the data came in a bit below forecast. Although consumption was robust, falling inventories reduced the overall number. U.S. equity futures… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 29, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA | PDF After the recent rally in prices, the market is consolidating recent gains and establishing a larger trading range between $68 to $58 per barrel. (Source: Barchart.com) Crude oil inventories rose 0.1 mb compared to the 1.0 mb draw expected. The SPR fell 1.4 mb,… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 28, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Today’s Comment opens with key U.S. policy news. The Federal Reserve wraps up its latest policy meeting this afternoon, with no change expected in its massive monetary stimulus program. This evening, President Biden will propose his latest new spending program,… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 27, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF In today’s Comment, we open with a range of U.S. political and policy news, followed by various international developments that could affect the financial markets and the investment backdrop today. We end with the latest news related to the coronavirus… Read More »
Weekly Geopolitical Report – Irish Border Revisited (April 26, 2021)
by Thomas Wash | PDF It has been more than a year since the U.K. and European Union (EU) came to terms with the Withdrawal Agreement, yet questions remain on how it will impact Northern Ireland, which was granted an exception to remain in the EU. Having decisively voted 56% to 44% to remain a… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 26, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning and happy Monday, the last one in April! U.S. equity futures are mostly steady this morning as investors await a plethora of earnings reports this week. Our coverage begins with the pandemic, and we are watching India’s caseloads… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 23, 2021)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning all! U.S. equities are expected to open higher this morning as optimism grows over a potential infrastructure package. We have a full slate of news to cover today. The report will start with a discussion on Biden’s tax… Read More »