Daily Comment
Daily Comment (September 28, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! The S&P 500 is off to a decent start, 10-year Treasury yields are up, and Republican contenders failed to make a spark at last night’s debate. Today’s Comment will cover the rising dollar, several unions’ fights against AI, and Russia’s… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 27, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest on the prospects for a partial shutdown of the U.S. government starting this weekend due to budget gridlock. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 26, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a new report from the International Energy Agency that could further discourage needed investments in fossil fuel supplies and could help drive energy prices even higher in the coming years. We then review a wide range of… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 25, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest on Canada’s allegations that India assassinated a Canadian citizen in British Columbia in June. The resulting strain on Canadian-Indian relations could have big implications for the U.S.’s effort to use India as an economic and… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 22, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment is divided into three sections: 1) Why the BOJ may not change policy anytime soon; 2) How the media narrative may either help or hurt strikers; and 3) Why improved relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel may help… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 21, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment is split into three sections: 1) How the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision will impact its policy for next year; 2) Why governments may be forced to moderate some of their climate goals; and 3) Why support for… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 20, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the evolving relationship between the European Union and China. We next review a range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including a short military operation in the Caucasus… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 19, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with updated forecasts for global economic growth from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD report also urged central banks to keep hiking interest rates and keep them high to snuff out consumer price inflation. We… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 18, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with signs that the Chinese government is working to prevent further financial market contagion related to its faltering real estate sector. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect… Read More »