CSD News and Press, Invesco S&P Spin-Off From 04/01/24

2024-04-01 08:32:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out its best quarter since 2019 at a new record high of 5,254.35. The index has risen by just over 10% in value since 2023-Q4 ended, largely propelled by expectations the Federal Reserve would be cutting interest rates in 2024....

2024-03-28 20:00:00 ET Summary A reader asked last week what was driving the S&P 500 earnings growth. The fact is the biggest market cap stocks, some of which have the larger earnings weights, are pushing the market higher. It’s a healthy economy, as evidenced by Q4 &#x...

2024-03-27 02:10:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-03-26 07:05:00 ET Summary We consider gold bullion and the S&P500 Index to be effectively at opposite ends of an investment seesaw. In the middle of last year, we thought that the low-$3000s for the US$ gold price was a plausible target for the first half of this year. ...

2024-03-26 06:40:00 ET Summary Inflation, interest rates, and the markets. What corporate earnings tell us about the US economy. Investment opportunities beyond the tech space. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Wh...

2024-03-25 12:30:00 ET Summary S&P 500 index reaches all-time high after Federal Reserve confirms interest rate cuts in 2024. That confirmation was like lighting off a rocket on Wall Street. The index rose nearly 0.9% after the Fed's "dot-plot" projection of future interest ra...

2024-03-25 07:10:00 ET Summary Readers should reasonably expect solid Q1 ’24 earnings results from the S&P 500 when earnings begin around April 10th, with the financial sector. S&P 500 Q4 ’23 earnings were supposed to grow 4% as of early January ’24, a...

2024-03-23 03:35:00 ET Summary It’s typical for risk assets to rally when central banks pause rate hiking efforts and finally start easing policy. Eventually, the reason they start easing come to dominate headlines and thwart soft landing hopes. Higher interest rates and yi...

2024-03-19 12:20:00 ET Summary Rising liquidity, a resilient economy and strong household balance sheets have supported corporate earnings and stocks over the past year. And, while the leading indicators of the business cycle suggest a rebound in growth is likely later in 2024, th...

2024-03-18 22:50:00 ET Summary Three weeks ago, the year-to-date performance numbers for the S&P 500 Equal Weight index and the S&P 500 market cap-based index were 2.48% and 6.69%, respectively, a difference of 4.21%. As of last Friday (below), those numbers are 3.81% and ...