Research & News
Daily Comment (March 14, 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. Concerns about a Russian missile strike close to NATO member Poland are being partially offset by positive signs for a diplomatic compromise. We next review a range of U.S. and international… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 11, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s report begins with the latest developments in the Ukraine war, including an update on the economic fallout from the Russian invasion. We next discuss several news stories not related to the Ukraine crisis and conclude with our pandemic coverage.… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 10, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! Today’s report begins with a brief rundown of the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. We focus on how the war may impact climate change initiatives. Next, we look at the possibility that countries may offer to produce more… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (March 10, 2022)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA | PDF Oil prices have spiked but are being hit by waves of profit-taking. (Source: Barchart.com) Crude oil inventories unexpectedly fell 1.9 mb compared to a 1.5 mb draw forecast. The SPR declined 2.5 mb, meaning the net draw was 4.4 mb. In the details, U.S.… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 9, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine war, with a particular focus on yesterday’s announcements that the U.S., the U.K., and the EU would ban or work to cut imports of Russian energy commodities. It also appears that the… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 8, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Once again, our Comment opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine War, where Russia appears to be preparing for a major new assault on Ukraine’s capital city, despite its military problems to date. We next review a number of international and U.S.… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 7, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Our Comment today opens with an update on the Russia-Ukraine War. The key developments include the U.S. and Poland looking into ways to provide Ukraine with more fighter jets (which obviously would be seen by Russia as exceedingly provocative) and the U.S.… Read More »
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly – Believe It or Not, Fiscal Policy Is Tightening (March 7, 2022)
by the Asset Allocation Committee | PDF The U.S. economy and government economic policies have many moving parts, but investors often latch onto just one or two indicators or policy initiatives to gauge where asset prices are heading. These days, their focus has been on consumer price inflation and the Federal Reserve’s plan to hike… Read More »
Daily Comment (March 4, 2022)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EST] | PDF Good morning! In today’s report, we continue our coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We next discuss some non-Ukraine news, including the Iran nuclear deal and the upcoming election in South Korea. We conclude with our pandemic coverage. Russian forces continue… Read More »