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The Fed Is Expected to Stand Pat. One-Year Bills Pay 4.51%

Oct 28, 2026

The Fed Is Expected to Stand Pat. One-Year Bills Pay 4.51%

The policy rate is 4.00% and every Treasury bill past one month yields more. Bills are the even-weight strategy's largest single position at 39.9%, and they reprice with the front end every time they roll.

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The Consumer Gets Graded Twice Before the Fed Decides

Oct 27, 2026

The Consumer Gets Graded Twice Before the Fed Decides

Consumer confidence lands at 10:00 and Visa reports today, a day before the Fed. Financials are a fifth of the even-weight strategy, and the sector's fee earners report this week.

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The Fed Speaks at 2:00. Microsoft and Alphabet Answer After the Bell

Oct 26, 2026

The Fed Speaks at 2:00. Microsoft and Alphabet Answer After the Bell

Wednesday stacks a rate decision and two of the market's largest reports into one afternoon. The index strategy owns all three major indexes in near-equal thirds, so no single report gets the deciding vote.

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The Dow Was Up 1.7%. Then Oil Hit $117

Oct 25, 2026

The Dow Was Up 1.7%. Then Oil Hit $117

Brent's expiring contract ran to its highest since April, and the Fed decides Wednesday. Small caps and the equal-weight S&P 500 still beat the big index by more than a point.

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The S&P 500 Fell 1.2%. The Average Stock Went Up

Oct 23, 2026

The S&P 500 Fell 1.2%. The Average Stock Went Up

Meta's 7% drop pulled the cap-weighted index lower while six of eleven sectors rose. Healthcare and financials were two of them, and they're the even-weight strategy's largest sectors.

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Meta Grew Sales 26%. It Still Spent More Cash Than It Made

Oct 22, 2026

Meta Grew Sales 26%. It Still Spent More Cash Than It Made

Meta's $34.9 billion quarter of data-center spending is revenue for the chipmakers and software firms in the technology sector. Treasuries rally 11 basis points as the morning turns risk-off.

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