EFIV News and Press, SPDR S&P 500 ESG From 10/19/23

2023-10-19 23:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equities have ruled the roost for the better part of the last decade, but another region may emerge as the leader if the business cycle changes. The decision to allocate investments between the U.S. and international markets is not a binary choi...

2023-10-19 10:06:00 ET Summary Although American shares continue to hold on to a strong rally from the year-ago bottom, reclaiming the previous market peak is nowhere on the near-term horizon. The current drawdown is the ninth-longest on record since 1950. At this point in history...

2023-10-18 07:10:00 ET Summary Dividend futures for the S&P 500 are now available for each quarter through the end of 2024. The past quarters of 2021-Q4 through 2023-Q3 represent the final value the CME Group's dividend futures recorded for the index on the date the dividend f...

2023-10-12 04:19:00 ET Summary The first half of the year has been far better than expected when comparing expectations at the start of the year which was a more doom and gloom narrative along with the possibility of an earnings recession. For the first time in six quarters, earni...

2023-10-09 23:21:00 ET Summary For the past 30 years, implied volatility and yield curves have been locked in a repeating cycle. S&P 500 options volatility appears to alternate between high and low volatility regimes. Implied volatility on S&P 500 options has been exce...

2023-10-07 00:51:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 18.8 times is 8% greater than the historical median valuation of 17.3 times, and in the 68th percentile relative to history. Both the regular return on equity (ROE) and the intangibl...

2023-10-06 22:17:00 ET Summary The window of weakness for stocks is closing, could this presage of a blow-off top to close out the year? The risk for stocks could again be to the upside. A constructive correction in crude oil. One: The window of weakness is closing...

2023-10-06 05:11:00 ET Summary During the Q2 2023 earnings season, we profiled 6 companies that had unusual earnings dates. Salesforce crossed our radar ahead of their Q2 report with a confirmed earnings date that was outside of their historical range. Norwegian Cruise Line co...

2023-10-03 22:16:00 ET Summary Risk premiums simply did not matter in a yield-scarce environment when the TINA (“there is no alternative”) narrative dominated markets. Since Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) were introduced in 1997, long-term real rates ...

2023-10-03 05:40:00 ET Summary Cash in consumer wallets and money in the bank help the economy keep chugging along at a healthy clip. Despite a dramatic surge in mortgage rates over the last few years, the housing market remains strong due to a very tight supply of homes available...