Daily Comment
Daily Comment (August 11, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Today’s Comment discusses the following key topics: why the Federal Reserve may be closer to reaching its 2% inflation target than investors realize, our concerns about the regional banking system, and how rising crime in South America complicates U.S. efforts to build… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 10, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment will focus on three key topics: the growing rift between the U.S. and China over semiconductors, possible threats to the European energy markets, and the White House’s latest attempt to mediate ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Another… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 9, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest news on China’s deteriorating relations with the West and the problems in its domestic economy. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 8, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with new evidence of military aggressiveness from the China/Russia bloc, which we continue to believe will produce risks for investors exposed to China or to companies dependent on China. We next review a wide range of other international… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 7, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with several items related to China and its relations with the rest of the world. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including news… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 4, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment will discuss three topics: recent optimism about the global economy, the Bank of Japan’s recent intervention in bond markets, and the increase in global defense spending due to the rift between the U.S. and China. Turning Tide: While… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 3, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment will explore three key topics: the U.S. deficit, central bank policy, and the U.K.’s post-Brexit economy. First, we will discuss the U.S. deficit and what it may mean for bond yields. Second, we will explain why other central… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 2, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a discussion of Fitch’s decision to cut the U.S. government’s bond rating to one notch below its highest score. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the… Read More »
Daily Comment (August 1, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news that the coup leaders who seized power in Niger have announced an embargo on sending uranium and gold to France—a move that’s entirely consistent with the type of behavior we’ve been warning about from the China/Russia… Read More »