{"id":235887,"date":"2024-04-12T13:41:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/?p=235887"},"modified":"2024-04-12T16:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:11:20","slug":"the-market-in-pictures-april-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/the-market-in-pictures-april-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Market in Pictures, April 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>John Luke:<\/strong> This week was mostly about inflation, with CPI Supercore running hot<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supercore-Services_MKM-4.10.24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1424\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supercore-Services_MKM-4.10.24.png 1424w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supercore-Services_MKM-4.10.24-1280x764.png 1280w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supercore-Services_MKM-4.10.24-980x585.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supercore-Services_MKM-4.10.24-480x287.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1424px, 100vw\" \/>Source: MKM as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brian:<\/strong> with auto insurance becoming a larger and more painful component<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Auto-Insurance-Inflation-Twitter-04.10-Brian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1107\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Auto-Insurance-Inflation-Twitter-04.10-Brian.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Auto-Insurance-Inflation-Twitter-04.10-Brian-980x661.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Auto-Insurance-Inflation-Twitter-04.10-Brian-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1107px, 100vw\" \/>Source: Bloomberg as of 04.11.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Joseph:<\/strong> and services as a whole staying stubbornly high after receding from peak year-over-year rates<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-Bberg-04.11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-Bberg-04.11.png 791w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-Bberg-04.11-480x260.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 791px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brett:<\/strong> the story is the same in Europe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-EU-Bberg-04.12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-EU-Bberg-04.12.png 786w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Services-Inflation-EU-Bberg-04.12-480x230.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 786px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Beckham:<\/strong> Manufacturing is becoming a differentiator for the U.S. vs. the European Union<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235891 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EU-Manufacturing-Bberg-04.12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EU-Manufacturing-Bberg-04.12.png 793w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EU-Manufacturing-Bberg-04.12-480x242.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 793px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of March 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dave:<\/strong> which is showing up in a stable, positive jobs picture in the U.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nonfarm-Payrolls-@gregdaco-04.05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1314\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nonfarm-Payrolls-@gregdaco-04.05.jpg 1314w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nonfarm-Payrolls-@gregdaco-04.05-1280x921.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nonfarm-Payrolls-@gregdaco-04.05-980x705.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nonfarm-Payrolls-@gregdaco-04.05-480x345.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1314px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.05.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Joseph:<\/strong> and as long as people have jobs, they\u2019re going to spend money and keep the economy growing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GDP-Components-JPM-04.09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GDP-Components-JPM-04.09.png 423w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GDP-Components-JPM-04.09-172x300.png 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/>Source: JP Morgan as of March 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Brad:<\/strong> The timing of FOMC rate cuts continues to get pushed out, as we remain in a \u201cpause\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fed-Cuts-Strategas-04.10-Brad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fed-Cuts-Strategas-04.10-Brad.png 680w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fed-Cuts-Strategas-04.10-Brad-480x398.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 680px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>John Luke:<\/strong> with a slow, quiet bleed in quantitative tightening continuing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/QT-Slow-Bleed-Bianco-04.11-JL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/QT-Slow-Bleed-Bianco-04.11-JL.png 1200w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/QT-Slow-Bleed-Bianco-04.11-JL-980x735.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/QT-Slow-Bleed-Bianco-04.11-JL-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JD:<\/strong> and the U.S. government debt burden just piles up<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235896 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-Debt-and-Interest-Expense-Jefferies-March-2024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1233\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-Debt-and-Interest-Expense-Jefferies-March-2024.png 1233w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-Debt-and-Interest-Expense-Jefferies-March-2024-980x845.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-Debt-and-Interest-Expense-Jefferies-March-2024-480x414.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1233px, 100vw\" \/>Source: Jefferies as of March 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Beckham:<\/strong> The area of the market that\u2019s been most tied to the movements in rates has been Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-and-Rates-Bberg-04.09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-and-Rates-Bberg-04.09.png 780w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-and-Rates-Bberg-04.09-480x273.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 780px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.09.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Beckham:<\/strong> with the same pattern happening in European REITs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-in-EU-Bberg-04.09-Bberg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-in-EU-Bberg-04.09-Bberg.png 780w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REITs-in-EU-Bberg-04.09-Bberg-480x272.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 780px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.09.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Joseph:<\/strong> and what is now 25+ years of no price appreciation in U.S. office REIT stocks<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235899 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-REITs-Bberg-04.09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-REITs-Bberg-04.09.png 802w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-REITs-Bberg-04.09-480x259.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 802px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brett:<\/strong> We\u2019ve entered a blackout window preventing a high % of U.S. companies from buying back stock during earnings season<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Buyback-Blackout-Period-@samro-04.08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2076\" height=\"1622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Buyback-Blackout-Period-@samro-04.08.png 2076w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Buyback-Blackout-Period-@samro-04.08-1280x1000.png 1280w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Buyback-Blackout-Period-@samro-04.08-980x766.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Buyback-Blackout-Period-@samro-04.08-480x375.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2076px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.05.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>John Luke:<\/strong> at a time when U.S. stocks are getting a bit wobbly after a steady 5-month uptrend <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235901\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Steady-Trend-Strategas-04.10-JL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1208\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Steady-Trend-Strategas-04.10-JL.png 1208w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Steady-Trend-Strategas-04.10-JL-980x636.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Steady-Trend-Strategas-04.10-JL-480x312.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1208px, 100vw\" \/>Source: Strategas as of 04.10.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dave:<\/strong> Hopefully, after a long period in which the S&amp;P 500 has dominated earnings<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235902\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SP-Dominating-Earnings-January-2024-Meketa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1117\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SP-Dominating-Earnings-January-2024-Meketa.png 1117w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SP-Dominating-Earnings-January-2024-Meketa-980x161.png 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SP-Dominating-Earnings-January-2024-Meketa-480x79.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1117px, 100vw\" \/>Source: Meketa as of January 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dave:<\/strong> we may be closer to a broadening of growth rates across more industries and geographies<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235903\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Breadth-of-Earnings-Improves-Schwab-04.01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1421\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Breadth-of-Earnings-Improves-Schwab-04.01.jpg 1421w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Breadth-of-Earnings-Improves-Schwab-04.01-1280x930.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Breadth-of-Earnings-Improves-Schwab-04.01-980x712.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Breadth-of-Earnings-Improves-Schwab-04.01-480x349.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1421px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>John Luke:<\/strong> While sentiment after the rally may have become a bit too giddy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235904\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sentiment-Yardeni-04.05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sentiment-Yardeni-04.05.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sentiment-Yardeni-04.05-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sentiment-Yardeni-04.05-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/>Data as of 04.05.2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brian:<\/strong> we seem to have the general support of a shrunken supply of stocks to soak up investor cash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235905\" src=\"https:\/\/aptuscapitaladvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Supply-Turns-Negative-FT-04.10-Brian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"534\" \/>Data as of 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