CCRV News and Press, ISHARES US ETF TR From 06/19/23

2023-06-19 03:37:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 finished Thursday, June 15 at its highest level in 14 months, and its fifth consecutive weekly gain. The long-suffering Commodities asset class led the way higher last week, but is down YTD and since the October low. The top 7 sto...

2023-06-15 16:30:00 ET Summary China’s disappointing recovery following the COVID-19 reopening this spring has been the major reason for the declining commodities markets in May. The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index declined 5.78% and the Bloomberg Commodity Index decl...

2023-06-02 21:30:00 ET Summary Cooler heads prevail over debt ceiling but are there broader implications? Recession vs resilience: Finding opportunities in a cautious market. Why fixed income still may provide opportunities for investors. The bill to rais...

2023-05-17 23:45:00 ET Summary So far in 2023, commodities have generally not delivered for investors. Commodities could remain risky given near-term Fed actions and investor sentiment. We believe there are several reasons why the asset class could pick up steam from here. ...

2023-05-16 23:05:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve’s latest 0.25% interest rate hike has likely capped one of its most aggressive policy-tightening cycles in 40 years. Core inflation, which excludes the more volatile energy and food prices, remains historically high, but ha...

2023-05-01 18:45:00 ET Summary The S&P GSCI fell 0.8% in April as the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, PCE, fell slightly on a year-over-year basis to 4.6%. Within the broad S&P GSCI benchmark, several commodity sectors declined, with the S&P GSCI Industria...

2023-04-11 13:58:12 ET Summary Most commodity ETFs are in a downtrend. The (small) iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF is an exception. It’s an optimized commodity ETF that focuses on commodities with the greatest degree of backwardation and the lowest degree of ...

2023-04-05 00:41:00 ET Summary Why OPEC's production cut could impact broader markets. An unexpected cut in oil production just made the Fed's job more complicated. Is Commercial real estate the next shoe to drop for banks? The surprise OPEC+ production cut i...

2023-04-04 02:30:00 ET Summary Markets are liquidity junkies and repeatedly anticipate that central banks will pause and return to easing credit conditions. Equities historically don’t bottom until after a recession is recognized and central banks near the end of easing eff...

2023-03-28 12:56:00 ET Summary In this article, I will attempt to present a broad guide for each major asset class - stocks, bonds, commodities and precious metals - and how investors should be looking to allocate to each over the next six to 12 months. Pension funds and instituti...