The Closer – Productivity, Consumer Strength and Worry – 1/8/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we take an in depth dive into the unusually strong mid-cycle strength of productivity (pages 1 – 3). We then checkup on the latest trade data (pages 3 and 4) before pivoting into claims data and some corporate headlines regarding consumer strength (page 5).  After that, we review the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations (pages 6 and 7) before closing out with a rundown on some housing data from Realtor.com (pages 8 and 9).

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The Closer – Intervention, Basket Rundown, Jobs – 1/7/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we start note with a discussion on a slug of new credit market issuance and administration interventions on defense and homebuilding stocks (page 1). Next up, we check in on a variety of stock baskets including those based on the themes of: consumer lenders, AI picks and shovels, managed care, trucking, durable goods, and consumer goods (pages 2 and 3).  We then turn over to the latest macro data including the ISM Services release (page 4), JOLTS report (page 5), and petroleum stockpiles (page 6).

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The Closer – Parabolic Metals, PMIs, Investor Sentiment – 1/6/26

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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we lead off with a dive into the parabolic moves in metal prices (pages 1 and 2). We also give some commentary on the latest Congressional news followed by a look into auto sales data (page 3).  After a look at the latest Logistics Managers Index (page 4), we close out with a review of some of the latest investor sentiment gauges (page 5).

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