AFMC News and Press, First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF

2024-07-02 17:30:00 ET Summary Astonishingly, the top five giants of the S&P 500 now account for a staggering 27% of the entire index. I remember when I first started working in the financial services industry how glamorous it appeared to be a stockbroker, day-trading in the l...

2024-07-02 15:05:00 ET Summary The U.S. economy has not entered a recession despite the inverted yield curve, which historically predicted recessions, and this may be due to the relatively solid labor market setting. The monthly Employment Situation report and the initial jobless ...

2024-07-02 14:10:00 ET Summary Of the eleven sectors, all but one (Energy) have averaged gains in the month following the close on July 2nd. Taking a longer-term time frame, the three-month period following the close on July 2nd has been one of the weakest times of year for equiti...

2024-07-02 12:53:00 ET Summary Job openings improved, but the trend is still softening. The soft quits rate suggests the jobs market has normalised. Inflation pressures emanating from the jobs market should continue to cool, keeping the door open for rate cuts later this year....

2024-07-02 10:50:00 ET Summary Motio Research's estimate of median household income in the United States for April 2024 is $78,238. Our initial estimate of median household income in May 2024 is $77,949. Median household income remains 4.4% below its April 2024 inflation adjus...

2024-07-02 09:25:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index surged +3.5% for the month. Despite the looming presidential election this November and the recent debate, the stock market has continued on a +56% bull market tear since the October 2023-low, eight months ago. The job and i...

2024-07-02 07:30:40 ET Summary The Fed is expected to cut interest rates only once in 4Q 2024. US macroeconomic statistics show decreasing inflation and low unemployment rates. Portfolio strategies should include diversification to prepare for potential recession or economic g...

2024-07-02 07:05:00 ET Summary The sharp jump in US long-term interest rates has helped lift the greenback in recent sessions. The US economic calendar features the JOLTS report on job openings, while auto sales will trickle in throughout the day. Equity markets are mostly low...

2024-07-02 01:00:00 ET Summary I was not happy to see so much selling into strength last Friday, the last day of the quarter – following what should have been encouraging inflation news. Both bonds and stocks sold off, and we ended up having a flat (slightly down) week, off...

2024-07-01 16:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out the week of trading at 5,460.48, down 0.08% from where it closed the previous Friday. The lack of market moving news and change in the level of the index coincides with the early arrival of the summer doldrums for the U.S. ...