by Aptus PM Team | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
President Trump Critiques the Fed Earlier this week, President Trump indicated he thinks the Fed should be “early, or on time” cutting rates, but not “too late,” adding it is “a perfect time to lower the rate.” Pressed by a reporter asking if the President has the...
by Aptus PM Team | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from the US dollar to bonds to the economy to US and foreign stock markets. Happy Easter to you! Brett: The value of the US dollar...
by Marketing | Apr 15, 2025 | Market Notes, Media Notes
Bond market is the Achilles’ heel of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill, say investors
by Aptus PM Team | Apr 11, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
CPI Update: Softer Than Feared The latest inflation report showed that consumer prices cooled more than expected. The CPI fell -0.1% in March, the first monthly decline since May 2020. The median forecast expected the CPI to rise 0.1% in March. YoY, consumer prices...
by Aptus PM Team | Feb 6, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
FOMC Update The January FOMC meeting went as expected (no rate cut). Chairman Powell offered limited forward guidance, stating that “we’re meaningfully above” the neutral rate for fed funds but countered that by noting the Fed is in no hurry to cut rates. ...
