EFIV News and Press, SPDR S&P 500 ESG From 12/05/23

2023-12-05 10:20:00 ET Summary Without a doubt U.S. equity market returns have been exceptional this year, specifically for mega-cap stocks. With the calendar now entering the month of December and year-end fast approaching, a favorable seasonal period lies ahead for the market. ...

2023-12-05 06:30:00 ET Summary We track the low-carbon transition to identify investment opportunities and risks. We're eyeing three related themes at the annual UN climate conference. U.S. stocks last week hit their highest level of the year, and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell...

2023-12-04 14:45:00 ET Summary Bill Ackman, the legendary hedge fund manager, has noted in the last two weeks that the FOMC is likely much closer to cutting rates. The point is that no matter what Powell and the FOMC say, monetary policy can and will change quickly. If there a...

2023-12-04 13:29:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 value index is up nearly 15% and international value stocks are up nearly 10%. Gold and commodities are also both up over that time, but small and midcap stocks and REITs are all down. There’s been a lot of chatter recently tha...

2023-12-04 11:30:00 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...

2023-11-30 16:24:24 ET Summary iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF invests with environmental, social, and corporate governance principles, or ESG. Valuation and growth metrics for the DSI ETF are underwhelming, but quality is above par. Past performance is similar to the S&P 500....

2023-11-28 05:51:00 ET Summary Equities have an important role to play in a diversified allocation today, to help hedge against inflation and to navigate a lower-growth environment. This year, the ERP for US stocks has declined. Our ERP metric shows the earnings yield of the S&...

2023-11-27 21:02:00 ET Summary In 2009 at COP15 in Copenhagen, developed countries set a target of providing $100bn per year by 2020 to help developing countries combat climate change. That target has already been missed. Despite an increase in the pace of capital mobilisation, a ...

2023-11-27 20:47:00 ET Summary The Thanksgiving holiday-shortened trading week saw the S&P 500 close at 4559.34, up 1.0% from the previous week's close. October 2023's short-term spike in long-term U.S. Treasury rates occurred just one month ago, so the model's raw projections...

2023-11-27 08:33:00 ET Summary While there has been a sharp decline in the expected Q4 ’23 S&P 500 EPS growth rate from 12.7% on 9/30/23 to 5.4% on 11/24/23, this is less worrisome given the y.y compare with Q4 ’22. The S&P 500 has not made a new high since t...