by Aptus PM Team | Jul 3, 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 low quality and high quality stocks to the state of the US consumer, and projections for rates and the relentless appetite for US...
by Aptus PM Team | Jun 27, 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 market momentum to lack of credit compensation, to rates and US dollar moves and housing. Enjoy! Jake: The return to new...
by John Luke Tyner | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
As expected, the Fed opted to hold interest rates steady for the fourth consecutive meeting in a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. The latest Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) shows an expectation for higher inflation and slower growth, resulting in no change to the median...
by John Luke Tyner | May 8, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
→ FED SAYS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT OUTLOOK HAS ‘INCREASED FURTHER’ → FED: RISKS OF HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGHER INFLATION HAVE RISEN → FED HOLDS BENCHMARK RATE IN 4.25%-4.5% TARGET RANGE Source: Bloomberg as of 05.7.2025 The Fed has cut the fed funds...
by Joseph Sykora | Mar 21, 2025 | Blog, Bonds
Fed Waiting, Like the Rest of Us The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week, deciding to leave the reserve rate unchanged as expected (a unanimous decision amongst voters). The Fed’s so-called “dot plot,” which projects participants’ expectations...