FKU News and Press, First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund From 05/09/24

2024-05-09 11:30:00 ET Summary Having begun the year at just over 7,700, the index has staged a dramatic advance into new territory, breaching the mythical 8,000 barrier in mid-April. With the index at an all-time high of 8,354, the FTSE 100 CAPE ratio is 15.6 compared to a 37-yea...

2024-05-09 08:45:00 ET Summary Worldwide PMI survey data compiled by S&P Global showed average prices charged for goods and services have risen globally at the slowest rate for three months in April. With the PMI data tending to lead changes in the annual rate of global consum...

2024-05-09 07:10:12 ET More on the UK Economy UK's service sector grows strongest since May 2023 UK's inflation eases to 3.2% in March, lowest since September 2021 UK's unemployment rate at 4.2% in February Read the full article on Seeking Alpha...

2024-05-09 04:27:32 ET More on Europe SAS Weekly Bund Yield Forecast, April 26: Negative 2-Year/10-Year Bund Spread Narrows 0.09% European markets in green amid corporate earnings flurry European markets extend gains on possibility of rate cut Read the full...

2024-05-08 12:30:00 ET Summary Dovish remarks from the Federal Reserve and a cooler-than-expected US jobs report strengthened the case for a coming interest rate cut. Are we seeing the “economic softening” needed to get inflation completely under control, or are we s...

2024-05-08 07:40:00 ET Summary Sweden's Riksbank became the second G10 central bank to cut rates this year. June WTI is straddling the $77 area, its lowest level since mid-March. The market pushed the dollar higher and challenged Japan's efforts on the yen. Overvie...

2024-05-08 04:41:08 ET More on Europe SAS Weekly Bund Yield Forecast, April 26: Negative 2-Year/10-Year Bund Spread Narrows 0.09% European markets extend gains on possibility of rate cut European markets in green, extending global rally Read the full articl...

2024-05-08 01:35:00 ET Summary At 50.3, the Global Manufacturing PMI, sponsored by JPMorgan and compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, remained above the 50.0 neutral mark. Despite the cooling in the rate of improvement, the latest data signal an ongoing steadying of the ...

2024-05-07 04:46:54 ET More on Euro Area SAS Weekly Bund Yield Forecast, April 26: Negative 2-Year/10-Year Bund Spread Narrows 0.09% European markets in green, extending global rally Euro Area services and composite PMI rise to 11-month high Read the full a...

2024-05-06 08:00:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly a little softer today in thin market conditions, with Tokyo, Seoul, and London closed for holidays. Equities are off to a constructive start this week after the strong US rally before the weekend. Most markets in the region a...