The Closer – Drawdowns, Staples vs. Cyclicals, Confidence – 2/25/25

Feb 25, 2025

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we cover a large range of topics including the Nasdaq’s rapid pullback (page 1) and its historic parallels (page 2).  We also check in on the relative performance of Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples stocks (pages 2 and 3) in addition to the confirmations from other assets (page 4).  Switching over to economic data, we review growth outlook concerns on account of the latest consumer confidence data (page 5).  We then dip into the cratering of crypto prices (page 6) and Case-Shiller home prices (page 7).  We finish with a review of the 5-year note auction (page 8).

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The Closer – Manufacturer Price Surge, Economic Distribution – 2/24/25

Feb 24, 2025

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we start out with a look at the surge in mentions of tariffs (page 1) and price indices across recent regional Fed reports (page 2).  We then take a deep time into data on US distributions of economic activity (pages 3 – 5).  We then look at Treasury auctions (page 6) and finish with our weekly recap of positioning data (pages 7-10).

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