Wonderful Challenges
To our readers, and especially our wonderful clients: All of us at Farr, Miller & Washington wish you and your families a very happy and healthy holiday season. Each [...]
Election
Trumpymoon
Shocking as it may be, Barack Obama is still the President of the United States. Don’t feel bad if you’re shocked; President Obama may have been caught wondering [...]
Dollar Strength to Weigh on GDP
The dollar has spiked rather dramatically over the past several weeks on prospects of better economic growth and higher interest rates. In fact, on a trade-weighted basis [...]
Turbulent Bonds
Current market dynamics reveal the difficulties in predicting market outcomes. As of this writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands at a record high and, [...]
Bank Relief
The election of Donald Trump has coincided with a sharp rise in interest rates in the US. In fact, the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen from 1.86% on election [...]
Like It or Not
CNBC called at 12:30am and asked that I come on air between 2 and 3 am for comment. Dow futures were down almost 800 points, and returns in Pennsylvania and Michigan were [...]
What About the Election?
We have received a few calls from clients who are worried about the outcome of this year’s presidential election. Regardless of political affiliation, these clients [...]
Tail Wagging the Dog
For this week’s Market Commentary, we are taking an excerpt from our 1Q edition of The Farr View. With the Federal Reserve’s recent change of heart, an earnings [...]
Is Gridlock Still Good?
We at Farr, Miller & Washington strive to avoid political opining when at all possible. But yesterday’s upset of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, which marked the [...]
Elections, Fiscal Cliff & Austerity
I can’t remember a client meeting, speech, or conference this year when folks didn’t ask which candidate would be better for the markets. While it is impossible to know, [...]
