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title: Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (09/29/23)
description: As an OCIO, Helios distributes a 19-page Weekly Report to member firms every Friday, which includes risk level summaries, model allocations, detailed model positioning information, market index inform
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# [Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (09/29/23)](https://heliosdriven.com/helios-insights/weekly-talking-points-for-financial-advisors-09-29-23)

 Written by [Team Helios](https://heliosdriven.com/helios-insights/author/teamhelios) | Sep 29, 2023 10:19:02 PM

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios:

- Data released last week showed US consumer spending in the second quarter grew at a slower pace than previously reported, mainly due to weaker services spending. Personal consumption, a key driver of the US economy, increased by an annualized rate of 0.8% in the April-to-June period, down from the earlier estimate of 1.7% and marking the weakest growth in over a year.
- The global bond selloff continued amid news that the Fed plans to keep rates ‘higher for longer.’ Yields on 30-year US Treasuries reached 4.81% on Thursday, the highest since 2010, while 10-year Treasuries hit 4.69%, the highest since 2007.
- September was the worst month for stocks in a year, with the S&P 500 down 5%, and the weakest for global bonds since February.
- The surge in oil and gas, with WTI crude up over 6% in September, has led some market commentators to expect $100 oil soon.

  

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