Daily Comment
Daily Comment (December 7, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning, on this 81st anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Only a few surviving servicemen will visit this site today, a reflection of the aging of the WWII generation. A 17-year-old serviceman in 1941 would be 98 today. In… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 6, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning on the Feast of St. Nicholas! It’s actually a rather quiet morning after yesterday’s risk-off day. U.S. equity futures have been vacillating this morning, mostly trading inverse the dollar. Gold is higher this morning, but oil is trading lower. Equities… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 5, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a long discussion of several key developments today in the global energy markets, including the implementation of several sanctions against Russia’s oil and natural gas due to its invasion of Ukraine. We next review a wide range… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 2, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Howdy! Equities are down this morning after the jobs report soundly beat expectations, Today’s Comment begins with an overview of the recent sell-off in the U.S. dollar and what it means for financial markets. Next, we discuss the U.S. government’s efforts to… Read More »
Daily Comment (December 1, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s Comment begins with our thoughts about Wednesday’s speech by Fed Chair Powell. Next, we give an overview of China’s move away from its Zero-COVID policy. We end with international news focusing on the growing fractures within the Western alliance.… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 30, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning on this last day of November. Risk markets are trending higher this morning, and a key component to the rally in commodities and equities (especially the former) is a weakening dollar. For most of the year, the dollar has been… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 29, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S. developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including a hawkish statement on the Eurozone’s monetary policy by… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 28, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, including more evidence that the Russians are expecting a robust Ukrainian counterattack on the east side of the Dnipro River. We next review a wide range of other international and U.S.… Read More »
Daily Comment (November 22, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF The Daily Comment will go on hiatus beginning Wednesday, November 23, and will return on Monday, November 28. Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, including news of an important new Ukrainian effort to recapture land in the… Read More »