May 20, 2025
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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin with further analysis into the US debt downgrade (page 1) followed by a look at S&P 500 additions (page 2). Next we dive into the rally in Canadian stocks (page 3) and the latest CPI data for that country (page 4). We close out with a review of the latest regional Fed data (page 5).

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May 19, 2025
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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we lead off with the weak reading in leading indicators in addition to an update on global policy rates (page 1). We then show the recovery in AI stock prices (page 2) before pivoting over to a look at the few stocks now holding better credit ratings than the US government (page 3).

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May 15, 2025
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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we start with rundowns of the latest PPI, retail sales, and homebuilder sentiment data (page 1). We then update our 5 Fed Composite (pages 2 and 3) before pivoting into jobless claims data (page 4). We then review credit card delinquency rates (page 5) before closing out with an updated look at recent performance of AI stocks (page 6).

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May 14, 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 dive into options markets’ extremely bearish bets on the dollar (pages 1 and 2). We then check in on the stagnation in earnings estimates and what that means for valuations (page 3). After a look into how the mega caps have impacted recent price action (page 4), we close out with the latest update on our Best of Breed basket (pages 5 and 6).

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May 13, 2025
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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we begin by evaluating the market’s whiplash so far year to date (page 1) followed by a look at the Nasdaq establishing a new bull market (page 2). Moving on to economic data, we review the latest CPI release (page 3) followed by a deep dive into the latest credit releases including the SLOOS (pages 4 and 5) and the New York Fed’s report on Household Debt & Credit (pages 6-8).

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May 12, 2025
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Looking for deeper insight into markets? In tonight’s Closer sent to Bespoke Institutional clients, we start with a look at the record share of federal government receipts coming in from customs duties in addition to a technical update of the S&P 500 (page 1). We also make note of the S&P 500’s remarkably tight intraday range despite the 3% gain today (page 2). We then provide a decile breakdown of today’s price action (page 3) before capping off with an update on positioning (pages 4 and 6).

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