Daily Comment
Daily Comment (February 7, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news that yesterday’s earthquakes in Turkey have closed a major oil exporting terminal, pushing up global prices. 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 (February 6, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a few words on last week’s Chinese spy balloon incident and Chinese support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, which together are likely to worsen the spiral of tensions between the U.S. and China and put investors at… Read More »
Daily Comment (February 3, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with our concerns about the market’s dovish interpretation of the remarks from the central banks. Next, we discuss why poor Q4 earnings may not lead to a weak performance in the stock market. We end the report… Read More »
Daily Comment (February 2, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Our Comment begins with the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting, including the decision to raise rates. Next, we cover the rate decisions of the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Finally, we discuss Germany’s recent moves to… Read More »
Daily Comment (February 1, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with more good news on global price inflation. Data today showed that the Eurozone’s consumer inflation has again cooled modestly, though probably not enough to prompt the European Central Bank to slow its aggressive interest-rate hikes. We next… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 31, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with positive reports on the global gold market in 2022 and world economic growth in 2023. 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 (January 30, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with confirmation that the U.S. has secured the cooperation of Japan and the Netherlands in clamping down on key semiconductor technology transfers to China. The move is designed to suppress China’s military technology development, but it will also… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 27, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with our thoughts on the latest Gross Domestic Product data and what it may say about the economy. Next, we explain why the global bond rally has not eased concerns over government debt management. The report ends… Read More »
Daily Comment (January 26, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with a discussion about whether central banks will continue to raise rates. Next, we explain why investors have varying opinions about the state of the global economy. We end the report with our thoughts about rising friction… Read More »