Daily Comment
Daily Comment (July 31, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with several reports touching on China’s economy and foreign relations. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including a modest acceleration in eurozone economic… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 28, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with a discussion about the Bank of Japan’s latest policy decision. Next, we will provide an in-depth analysis of the GDP report, including why we believe that the warm weather may hurt economic growth in the third… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 27, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with a summary of the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy rate decision and our views on the path of rates going forward. Next, we provide an overview of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision. Finally, we… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 26, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news that China is making new progress toward developing a network of naval facilities in the waters of the Indo-Pacific region. We next review a range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 25, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with China news, including signals of economic support from a meeting of the Communist Party’s Politburo. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 24, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with several notes on China’s worsening relations with the U.S. and other members of the U.S. geopolitical and economic bloc. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 21, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with an explanation of why today could be a rocky day for markets. Next, we will discuss two major developments that may reshape international finance. Finally, we will share our thoughts on the Spanish elections occurring on… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 20, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with our concerns about the banking sector. We then discuss how the war in Ukraine and El Niño could impact Fed policy. Finally, we explain why the recent improvement in U.S.-China relations may be short-lived. Deposit Flight:… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 19, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with good news on consumer price inflation in the United Kingdom, which has helped push down bond yields so far this morning. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to… Read More »