CATH News and Press, Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF From 04/13/23

2023-04-13 00:59:00 ET Summary Given market uncertainty and the risk of a US recession, is now the time for defensive stocks? We think that reducing exposure to risk assets while increasing exposure to defensive equities with lower volatility and higher potential dividends may hel...

2023-04-12 09:20:00 ET Summary On 10 March 2023, federal bank regulators shut Silicon Valley Bank. Their action followed a run on its deposits. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank represents the second largest bank failure in U.S. history and was quickly followed by the third large...

2023-04-11 23:46:00 ET Summary SP500 Net Non-Commercial Futures established a new weekly record for the length of time it has averaged (negative) -200 with last week’s number of -321.5, more than 9 months of intense pessimism by this market psychology indicator. Market Psyc...

2023-04-11 14:48:00 ET Summary Q1 is expected to mark the second consecutive quarter of negative y/y earnings growth, which meets the criteria of an earnings recession. Analysts have set the bar lower heading into earnings season by downgrading Q1 estimates. From a guidance pe...

2023-04-11 04:38:00 ET Summary The employment report came out on Good Friday when the stock market was closed, but the futures market did trade for another 45 minutes after the report came out. There has been a sharp decline in Commercial and Industrial loans, in addition to the f...

2023-04-10 13:14:00 ET Summary The alternative future trajectories appear gloomier than they really are. Federal Reserve's upcoming meetings during this quarter are expected to mark the peak for how high the Federal Funds Rate will reach before the Fed might reverse course and beg...

2023-04-10 04:15:00 ET Summary Along with the March ’23 CPI and PPI data coming on Wednesday and Thursday, many big banks are reporting results ahead in the week. Although bank lending was shown to have contracted by the largest amount on record - $105 billion - that could ...

2023-04-05 07:56:00 ET Summary Global equities were volatile in the first quarter, as turmoil in the banking sector jolted markets. While swift regulatory action helped stem contagion, the crisis dented investor confidence in a fragile market environment and has sharpened awarenes...

2023-04-05 03:00:00 ET Summary A silver lining of 2022 - the most challenging bond market in 40 years - is that bond yields rose to levels not seen since 2007. Concerns about the financial sector led bond prices to rise and yields to fall in March 2023, a reminder that investors o...

2023-04-05 02:22:00 ET Summary Earnings expectations have weakened this year; however, we still expect lower earnings per share growth than consensus expectations. Profit margin changes are a key driver of earnings growth. We expect further margin weakness ahead. Our weak earn...