“[Today’s report] It’s unlikely this number solves much of anything and reiterates the need to hold rates at current levels”

by Marketing | May 10, 2023 | Market Notes, Media Notes

April CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

“The Fed will want to see the implications on the economy from the elevated level of interest rates (and the lag of hiking)”

by Marketing | May 3, 2023 | Market Notes, Media Notes

Fed Lifts Interest Rates Yet Again: What the Experts Are Saying

Aptus Q1 2023 Newsletter

by David Wagner | Apr 4, 2023 | Market Updates

The S&P 500 Was Up This Quarter? Surely You Can’t Be Serious. I am, and Don’t Call Me Shirley.   Airplane! is a comedy  that does not conform to any known standard of parody. In fact, the movie is far from the likes of comedies today that are so hung up on...

“The Fed likely is not done hiking – another 25 basis point hike looks likely at the next meeting”

by Marketing | Mar 23, 2023 | Market Notes, Media Notes

Fed Hikes Interest Rates Yet Again: What the Experts Are Saying       Disclosures   This information is for investment adviser use only and should not be distributed to any other parties. The commentary included in this post is for informational...

Fleeting Bond Rally

by Aptus PM Team | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Bonds

While bonds got off to a fast start this year, February’s returns were almost the mirror image from a total return standpoint. As the chart shows, Bloomberg’s Global Aggregate Index returned -3.32% last month. With data going back to March 1990, this ranks as the...