FOMC March 16th, 2022
And…We Have Lift Off As expected, the Fed raised the overnight target rate 25 bps to 0.25% - 0.50%. The market had priced seven hikes this year prior to the meeting,...
Aptus Musings: Will the FOMC Invert the Yield Curve?
Let the March Madness begin! As you may know, Aptus has six (6) employees that played D-1 College Basketball at UNC Wilmington, UA-Huntsville, and Wright State. The latter...
A Generational Inflation Print, Until Next Month…
The U.S. CPI surged +0.8% m/m and 7.9% y/y in February. Core CPI, which is a measure that takes out food and energy, rose +0.5% m/m and 6.4% y/y in Feb. Given the recent...
Aptus Musings: The “R” Word
It’s no secret that the underlying market dynamics have changed over the past month due to geopolitical forces potentially causing a slowdown in global growth. In our 2022...
Bond Market Summary: March 3, 2022
Current Rates & the Curve: The Ukraine-Russia War captured investors' attention as the 10-year US Treasury traded in a ~30 bps range since last week. The yield...
Strategies to Address Sequence of Returns Risk
“The most important job is to strike the appropriate balance between offense and defense” Howard Marks We recently wrote a piece outlining sequence of returns risk and the...
Rearview to Windshield, March 2022
The market, measured by the S&P 500, officially entered a “correction” phase, as investors continue to disseminate the latest news on the Russia/Ukraine front. Markets...
Aptus Musings: What Could Go Right for the Market
Update on Russia/Ukraine Asset Allocation Implications: How might the current geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine impact a client’s asset allocation? Yes;...
Russia/Ukraine: New Wrinkle in Already Tight Oil Market
As this is being written, WTI crude oil trades at $96.13/bbl (per barrel); the last time oil closed that high was 2014. Of course, given recent events and the inherent...
Earnings Recap: Q4 2021
The culmination of the NFL season tends to coincide with another ending – Q4 earnings season, as 82% of the S&P 500 constituents have now reported. Fourth-quarter...
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