FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 06/05/23

2023-06-05 09:20:00 ET Summary The stock market surged last Friday after the employment report showed a gain of over 300k jobs while the year-over-year change in average hourly earnings fell to 4.3%. The rally in REITs and small-cap value may be more important because sentiment is...

2023-06-04 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets rebounded this week as a critical slate of employment data provided evidence of a 'soft' economic landing, showing stronger-than-expected job growth combined with a cooldown in wage pressures. Closing the week at its highs for the...

2023-06-02 21:30:00 ET Summary Cooler heads prevail over debt ceiling but are there broader implications? Recession vs resilience: Finding opportunities in a cautious market. Why fixed income still may provide opportunities for investors. The bill to rais...

2023-06-01 09:00:26 ET Summary Rates Up, REITs Down? Whether fundamentally justified or not, commercial and residential real estate markets continue to bear the brunt of the Federal Reserve's historically swift monetary tightening cycle. Commercial real estate, in particular, has ...

2023-06-01 02:00:00 ET Summary Spring selling season was a dud. But what comes next may be worse, that’s what mortgage applications and investors tell us. The average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming balances jumped to 6.91%, the highest since N...

2023-05-31 14:35:00 ET Summary With higher rates, fewer people can afford to buy homes. The result is a slowing in home sales that sees no signs of recovery. The slowdown in existing single-family home sales is strongest in regions that saw the most growth. By Alli...

2023-05-30 19:15:00 ET Summary March data shows a bounce in home prices in cities like San Diego, San Francisco, LA, Denver, and Phoenix, while Las Vegas, Miami, and Seattle saw declines. Miami has the highest year-over-year gain at 10.86% and is up 59.87% from pre-COVID levels. ...

Stretched finances due to higher cost-of-living push many to consider falsifying information FICO (NYSE: FICO) , a leading global provider of analytics software, today announced further findings from its consumer fraud survey exploring attitudes and preferences towards fraud checks....

Stretched finances due to higher cost-of-living push many to consider falsifying information FICO (NYSE: FICO) , a leading global provider of analytics software, today announced further findings from its consumer fraud survey exploring attitudes and preferences towards fraud checks....

2023-05-29 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets hovered around nine-month highs this past week as surprisingly solid economic data and earnings reports offset pressures from hawkish central bank rhetoric and a debt ceiling stalemate. Posting its highest end-of-week close since ...