BFTR News and Press, BLACKROCK ETF TRUS From 09/28/23

2023-09-28 13:30:00 ET Summary The history of the yield curve shows that it rises prior to rises in equity indices. The interpretation requires looking at the pricing and the impact of individual issues in the S&P 500. Energy, commodity and industrial issues have been risi...

2023-09-27 03:35:00 ET Summary Interest rates are likely to remain higher for longer on the heels of better-than-expected growth. Fixed income remains our highest-conviction trade, although we see select opportunities in high-quality equities such as energy and industrials. We...

2023-09-25 21:10:00 ET Summary When I drew the neckline on an obviously forming head-and shoulders top here a week ago, I did not know for sure that we would close below the neckline of that topping pattern last Friday. I don’t like the fact that the broadening of the stock...

2023-09-25 04:59:00 ET Summary Higher for longer means the Fed could maintain the fed funds rate at its current level and let the economy weaken in order to get inflation down to the 2% range. If crude oil and the dollar break lower, it might bring the 10-year Treasury yield back ...

2023-09-24 00:13:00 ET Summary We are cautiously optimistic for Q4 2023. Stock markets turned decidedly more upbeat in July as many strategists adjusted their projections away from recession and toward a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S. economy. Generative AI...

2023-09-23 03:05:00 ET Summary Bonds for safety and equity for growth – this is the basic formula for long-term investment planning, the essence of portfolio construction around a client’s specific return objectives and risk tolerance. Admittedly, we don’t int...

2023-09-22 01:10:00 ET Summary One could use the word anomaly for Q3 of the stock market. S&P 500 performance for the first two months of the quarter was driven by the “magnificent seven” large-cap tech-oriented stocks. In my opinion, the issue of concentration v...

2023-09-21 03:00:00 ET Summary August was an interesting month in the US sovereign bond markets. The first half of the month was characterized by higher bond yields, with the US 10-year Treasury yields reaching its highest level since 2007. Today, investors are being compensated t...

2023-09-18 22:35:00 ET Summary As the 10-year yield moved up from 3.25% in the spring to 4.35% recently, the stock market generally ignored rising bond yields. If the S&P 500 has risen this far without a considerable rise in earnings, as interest rates are also rising, the dis...

2023-09-18 19:15:00 ET Summary If investors in the S&P 500 were looking for direction from the newstreams for how to shape their portfolios, they didn't find much to influence them. The S&P 500 wrapped up the week at 4450.32, down 0.16% from where it closed the week before...