Daily Comment
Daily Comment (April 10, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest on the big leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents that was discovered late last week. 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 (April 6, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Happy Maundy Thursday! Today’s Comment starts with our thoughts about tomorrow’s job report. Next, we discuss possible substitutes to the equity and futures markets to gauge investor reaction to the labor market data. Lastly, we review the latest development in the conflict… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 5, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with the latest signs and implications of worsening U.S.-China tensions, including an important admission by a top U.S. business leader that China poses major economic threats to the U.S. and must be confronted. We next review a wide… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 4, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with some good news on global lithium prices and the prospect of lower costs for batteries and electric vehicles. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 3, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with several indicators of increasing tensions between the U.S. and members of the evolving China-led geopolitical bloc, including Russia and Saudi Arabia. We next review a range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 31, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with an update on the ongoing banking crisis and how it may impact the real estate sector. Next, we review why precious metals, such as gold, have been able to perform well during a time of heightened… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 30, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! It’s Opening Day for major league baseball. In the financial markets, it’s a “risk on” day: equities and commodities are moving higher, while the dollar is weaker but interest rates have reversed higher. In today’s Comment, we open with China… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 29, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the U.S. banking crisis, where the Senate Banking Committee took testimony yesterday from Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Barr and other top bank regulators. We next review a wide range of other international… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 28, 2023)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the U.S. banking crisis. Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Barr will be testifying on the crisis before the Senate today. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with… Read More »