Aptus Musings: Q2 2023 Earnings Recap

Last week, President Biden signed an executive order limiting US investments in China for advanced semiconductors, quantum computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. While the executive order was narrow in scope, trade data released this week shows that a...

Market Still Undershooting Fed Communication

Global central bankers will gather later this month in Jackson Hole, WY for their annual meeting. We anticipate markets will seek to understand Powell’s desire to push back on market pricing that the Fed will cut its key rate to around 4% by January 2025 from its...

The Market in Pictures, May 26

Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence:   Beckham: The idea that the Fed is going to cut rates continues to move farther into the future  ...

Aptus Musings: The Debt Ceiling

Unfortunately, we are about to talk politics – let’s rip the band aid off and dive in. The U.S. just hit its debt limit.   Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane   Essentially, the political environment in D.C. in ’11 is much like today – Dem. President / Dem....