by Aptus PM Team | Mar 21, 2024 | Blog, Bonds
The FOMC voted unanimously to leave their benchmark rate unchanged in the target range of 5.25%-5.5%. Source: Bloomberg as of 03.20.2024 The big surprise was the willingness of the Fed to maintain their projection for 3 rate cuts in 2024 even on the back...
by Aptus PM Team | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: Brett: Equity valuations had been tied to interest rates in this cycle, but they’ve separated in recent...
by Aptus PM Team | Mar 13, 2024 | Blog, Bonds
Inflation Stabilizing Above 3% The U.S. CPI rose +0.4% m/m (3.2% y/y) & core (ex-food & energy) was +0.4% m/m (3.8% y/y) in February. The so-called “supercore” gauge slowed to 0.47% on the month, down from a red-hot 0.85% in January. The data is...
by Aptus PM Team | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: Dave: Early-year strength in stocks has tended to lead to healthy performance Source: Strategas as...
by Aptus PM Team | Mar 6, 2024 | Market Updates
Given the popularity of our weekly Market in Pictures, we thought it made sense to pick out a few and go into more detail with our PMs. In this edition, Dave and John Luke will spend a few minutes on each of the following: Rate Expectations Market Concentration by...
