Daily Comment
Daily Comment (August 24, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment focuses on three major themes: 1) Why mixed data shows that it is too soon to rule out the possibility of a recession; 2) How the GOP debates may be more important than people realize; and 3) Why… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 23, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning from a blistering hot St. Louis! It’s the “dog days” of August, and as we noted above, U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open. Unfortunately, we have been experiencing this pattern recently, where we see stronger futures overnight… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 22, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment opens with a curtain-raiser for the BRICS summit starting today in South Africa. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including news of growing trade ties… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 21, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a discussion of the important U.S.-Japan-South Korea summit on Friday and what it means for the global national security environment. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 18, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment covers three main themes: 1) The impact of better-than-expected growth on global interest rates; 2) How China’s economic troubles are not going away anytime soon; 3) Why investors will be paying close attention to gatherings in South Africa… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 17, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment will cover three key themes: what the latest FOMC meeting minutes could mean for monetary policy going forward, an update on the latest complaints regarding artificial intelligence, and why the upcoming Argentine election in October has investors on… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 16, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a brief remark on the importance of linking geopolitics to investment strategy. We next review a range of international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including another instance in which U.S.-China… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 15, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with disappointing news on the Chinese economy. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including data showing Japan’s economic growth is now far surpassing… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 14, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with new evidence that China’s slowing economy may be setting the scene for a potential financial crisis. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today,… Read More »