CSTNL News and Press, iShares VII PLC Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF From 05/03/24

2024-05-03 03:20:00 ET Summary The current macro backdrop is slightly atypical for an impending Federal Reserve easing cycle - growth and labor markets remain strong, while inflation levels are elevated despite progress over the past year. The policy backdrop is also notable as Fe...

2024-05-02 05:40:00 ET Summary First quarter earnings are tracked well thus far, but rate-sensitive industries continue to face headwinds. Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 results will be released at its annual shareholder meeting this Saturday. Costco's same-store sales figures...

2024-04-30 05:25:00 ET Summary Many financial markets hit record highs in the first quarter of 2024. The S&P 500 Index of stocks of large US companies hit a record high late in January, leading to its best first-quarter performance since 2019. Although the annual rate of i...

2024-04-23 07:15:00 ET Summary SPY has been on a very strong run recently. However, the outlook is very bearish right now. We detail four reasons why we rate SPY a Sell right now. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) has been on a tear lately, generating very impress...

2024-04-16 11:00:00 ET Summary The initial market reaction to Iran's attack on Israel was measured, with S&P 500 Index futures trading up 0.3%. Historically, geopolitical events have generally led to modest selloffs in equity models and a flight to safety in bond markets, with...

2024-04-13 03:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 established its last record high on the last Thursday in March, right before the long Easter weekend. Since then, stocks have bounced around – with a bit more volatility than we’ve been used to seeing lately – in ...

2024-04-11 10:00:00 ET Summary Important earnings season ahead as investors look for signs that we are still in soft landing territory despite persistently strong economic data that’s helping to delay rate cuts. Q1 S&P 500 EPS growth expected to come in at 3.2%, the thi...

2024-04-04 08:20:00 ET Summary The Top 10 stocks within the market cap-weighted index together accounted for 32.5% of its total valuation. Microsoft has become the biggest company in the S&P 500 with a market cap of nearly $3.3 trillion as of 28 March 2024, rising from a $2.79...

2024-03-26 05:55:00 ET Summary The Magnificent Seven make up almost 30% of the S&P 500 market capitalization and accounted for almost 60% of the index’s return in 2023. Much of the rally in equities can be attributed to the performance of a handful of mega-cap stocks th...

2024-03-23 06:30:00 ET Summary Based on the valuation measures, we find best correlated with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns across a century of market cycles. Because stocks are ultimately a claim on future cash flows that must be delivered over time, higher starting ...