Research & News
Daily Comment (May 8, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with some notes on the stock market winners of the pandemic years and fundamentals in the silver market. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including notes… Read More »
Daily Comment (May 7, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with projections that global exports and imports are set to grow faster again in 2024 and 2025. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect the financial markets today, including a readout… Read More »
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – Middle East: Land of Fault Lines (May 6, 2024)
by Daniel Ortwerth, CFA | PDF Conflict in the Middle East is one of the most persistent themes in current events. Not only is this true today, but Middle Eastern discord has dominated the news flow throughout most of our lives. At Confluence, we recognize that this enduring pattern of strife reveals the presence of… Read More »
Daily Comment (May 6, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with some notes on the China/Russia bloc’s military buildup and increasingly aggressive military operations. We next review several other international and US developments that could affect the financial markets today, including Chinese General Secretary Xi’s visit to Europe… Read More »
Daily Comment (May 3, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Equity futures are higher as a relatively weak jobs report has reaffirmed hopes for Fed easing. In sports news, the New York Knicks edged out the Philadelphia 76ers in a thrilling playoff victory! Today’s Comment dissects how big tech companies… Read More »
Daily Comment (May 2, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Equity futures are up today as investors embrace a less hawkish Fed. In sports news, Borussia Dortmund edged out PSG with a narrow 1-0 aggregate lead in the Champions League. In today’s Comment, we delve into the FOMC’s decision to… Read More »
Daily Comment (May 1, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Good morning! Equities are down as investors await the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. In sports news, Real Madrid showed their fighting spirit again, securing a draw against Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League match. Today’s Comment examines our views on monetary… Read More »
Daily Comment (April 30, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM EDT] | PDF Our Comment today opens with growing concern among top Israeli officials that they could be indicted for war crimes over their conduct of the war against Hamas. We next review a wide range of other international and US developments with the potential… Read More »