The Closer – Narrow Ranges, Minutes, Residential – 2/18/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we start out by quantifying just how narrow of a range the S&P 500 has traded in so far this year (page 1).  The  we review the VIX (page 2) followed by a dive into today’s FOMC minutes and earnings (page 3). After a recap of today’s seasonally weak 20-year bond auction (page 4), we dive into today’s economic data like the NY Fed Business Leaders, industrial production, and residential construction releases (pages 5-7).

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The Closer – Migration, Earnings, Best of Breed – 2/17/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin by showing the next pain points as a result of AI (page 1) followed by a dive into the strong showing by long bonds at auction this afternoon (page 2). After recapping claims (page 3) we then turn to an overview of the reversal in January home sales data (page 4). We cap off tonight’s report with earnings reviews (page 5).

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The Closer – More AI Pain Points, Stellar Long Bonds – 2/12/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin by showing the next pain points as a result of AI (page 1) followed by a dive into the strong showing by long bonds at auction this afternoon (page 2). After recapping claims (page 3) we then turn to an overview of the reversal in January home sales data (page 4). We cap off tonight’s report with earnings reviews (page 5).

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