Breaking Down 10 Year Bond Yields

While there is certainly a lot going on in rates markets, it’s been interesting to see participants give more attention to the fiscal backdrop of the US government. It comes as no surprise that the weighted average cost of our government debt has increased...
Aptus 3 Pointers, October 2023

Aptus 3 Pointers, October 2023

Given the popularity of our weekly Market in Pictures, we thought it made sense to pick out a few and go into more detail with our PMs. In this edition, Dave and John Luke will spend a few minutes on each of the following: Portfolio performance with equal-weighted...
Aptus 3 Pointers, October 2023

Aptus 3 Pointers, August 2023

This was a fun exercise, hopefully the first of a monthly series. Given the popularity of our weekly Market in Pictures, we thought it made sense to pick out a few and go into more detail with our PMs. In this edition, Dave and John Luke will spend a few minutes on...

CPI Target Moved

The US government will change its CPI methodology beginning next month. Previously they had updated weights biennially using two years of expenditure data. So for last year, the 2019 and 2020 y/y %’s have been combined to form the “comp” against which y/y inflation...