Jackson Hole: Project Realignment

Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks provided the market with what participants hoped for: A more thorough view from the Fed on the economy and inflation, which appeared to satisfy investors’ concerns. Overall, I’d rate his comments as more hawkishly tilted than the...

The Market in Pictures, August 21

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a market full of dispersion, to an AI boom driving an infrastructure buildout, a consumer who keeps spending, and a bond market...

Aptus Musings: Q2 2026 Earnings Recap

TLDR: Earnings were great. I considered using only a picture book to depict this past quarter’s earnings results because words simply can’t do it justice … and I’ve used a lot of words in my most recent Musings. Let’s touch on the...

The Market in Pictures, August 14

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. This week’s charts weigh a rate-and-calendar risk creeping back into focus against an earnings and labor backdrop still doing the heavy lifting, with the AI buildout showing no signs of slowing. Have a...

Aptus Musings: Leverage in the Cloud

Talking bearishly about datacenters is about as cool as Ray Dalio hitting up Ibiza for his 77th birthday. Nonetheless, I’ve been repeatedly asked about datacenters and their recent involvement in increasing leverage through debt issuances, and whether the recent...