Daily Comment
Daily Comment (November 17, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] In terms of market and economic news, it was a fairly quiet night. Chair Yellen gave testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. The prepared remarks were, for the most part, unremarkable. There was no mention of the new president which, for Yellen,… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 16, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] After a day of profit taking, the previous trends have returned; the dollar is up as are Treasury yields. Gold prices are lower. Oil prices are giving back some of their large gains from yesterday as the API data showed a larger than expected… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 15, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] It looks like we are getting a profit taking day across the financial and commodity markets, with Treasuries, oil and gold rallying, while the greenback takes a breather. Equities are modestly higher. We see a couple of items in play. First, numerous markets have… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 14, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] The Trump market effect continues this morning; equities are flat to higher, but the most consistent market action has been in interest rates and the dollar, which continue to march higher. Like everyone else, we are trying to determine the impact of Trump’s policies… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 11, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] It’s Veteran’s Day—thanks to all those who served. The cash Treasury markets are closed but the futures are trading. Equities are open all day. BREAKING: Vice Chair Fischer said this morning that policy rates will rise more slowly and less high than in previous… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 10, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] The Trump rally continues this morning; so does the bond selloff. Like all analysts, we are still trying to figure out how the Trump administration will govern. To some extent, we are seeing a bit of “hope and change” being projected on the markets… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 9, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] In an upset perhaps even exceeding Truman/Dewey, Donald Trump, a real estate mogul with no military or government experience, defied polls and betting sites, winning the Electoral College vote last night. Although there are still some states that have not officially declared their results,… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 8, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] There isn’t much more we can add on the election at this point. It appears the financial markets have discounted a narrow Clinton win, but we would still not be shocked to see Trump prevail. We have been concerned about the reliability of polls… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 7, 2016)
by Bill O’Grady, Kaisa Stucke, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] We are seeing significant market moves this morning, with equities and the dollar sharply higher but Treasuries and gold lower. The proximate cause for the swings came from FBI Director Comey, who indicated in a letter to Congress that the newly discovered emails would… Read More »