by John Luke Tyner | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates, Market Updates
We are beginning a new regime as the Fed moves to reduce the size of its balance sheet which has grown to nearly $9 Trillion. Since March 2020, the Fed has made more than $4T in bond purchases. Now, to fight inflation, the Fed will begin to let some of their bonds...
by John Luke Tyner | May 6, 2022 | Blog, Bonds
May 5th, 2022 – Bond Market Week Over Week Update * Fed Hikes 50bps and Starts QT, albeit more Slowly than Expected. The Fed hiked rates 50 bps (instead of 75) and basically ruled out 75 bps increases going forward. In our opinion, the Fed eased policy...
by Aptus PM Team | Apr 13, 2022 | Market Updates
This is our biggie each quarter, pages of charts and the context to go with them. As always, we think the windshield view is far more relevant than the rearview. But it’s through the rearview that we get a sense of the path traveled to this point, helping to set...