by Aptus PM Team | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and why: Joseph: All of the 2020 job losses have now been recovered. Where that stacks up vs. other recessions Source: Calculated Risk as of 08.05.2022...
by John Luke Tyner | Aug 11, 2022 | Blog, Bonds, Macro Updates
U.S. Headline CPI was flat from June to July, slowing to 8.5% YoY. The core CPI (ex food & energy) rose +0.3%, keeping the YoY number at 5.9%. Headline CPI had the lowest monthly overall reading since May 2020 (0.0%). The unchanged reading was driven by an...
by David Wagner | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Simply put, most market pundits were probably too pessimistic on the future earnings picture in the U.S. – at least for this quarter. I believe that corporate earnings surprised a lot of people – there was broad-based strength in the Mega-Caps, the most cyclical areas...
by Aptus PM Team | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and why: Brad: Earnings continue to be solid for S&P companies, sales even stronger Source: Strategas as of 08.01.2022 Dave: … that...
by John Luke Tyner | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Bonds
Another Sizable Hike The Fed raised its policy rate by 75 bps as expected, which according to Chairman Powell brings the Fed Funds target range back to “neutral”. Powell indicated decisions moving forward would be data dependent. Following the market responses...
by David Wagner | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Market Updates
Developments Over the Past Month July 2022 Market Recap: The month of July was driven by better-than-feared earnings, economic data, and falling inflation expectations. The market spent most of June pricing in an earnings Armageddon that has yet to come to...
