FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 03/27/24

2024-03-27 13:48:07 ET More on First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund REITs said to have reduced February capital offering activities by about half REITs increase Q4 dividends by ~4% Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust E...

2024-03-26 10:39:39 ET More on REITs: XLRE: Could You Do Better? Office REITs post drop in Q4 occupancy 24 U.S. REITs up their dividend payouts in February Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF Dividend scorecard fo...

2024-03-25 14:20:26 ET More on Real Estate: XLRE: Could You Do Better? 24 U.S. REITs up their dividend payouts in February REITs increase Q4 dividends by ~4% Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF Dividend scorecard ...

2024-03-25 08:20:00 ET Summary The dollar was up a little more than 1% last week and the short-term trend is on the cusp of changing. Stocks, large and small, had a good week as bonds rallied in the wake of the FOMC meeting. The rally last week was broad based with 10 of 11 ec...

Consumer spending and payments followed typical seasonal patterns for the start of the new year According to the FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for January 2024, consumer credit behaviour followed typical start-of-year patterns. Spending fell by 8.6% post-Christmas, while consume...

2024-03-24 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets advanced this week while benchmark interest rates retreated after the Fed reiterated its rate cut path in 2024, indicating that the committee was unfazed by firming inflation. Updated FOMC "dot plots" showed that officials maintai...

2024-03-22 10:24:52 ET Summary REITs fell slightly deeper into the red in 2024 with a -0.81% total return in February. Mid cap (+1.46%) and large cap REITs (+1.04%) averaged gains in February outperforming small caps (-1.33%) and micro caps (-6.98%). Only 50.64% of REIT securi...

2024-03-22 08:35:00 ET Summary The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales of existing single-family houses, condos, and co-ops rose 9.5% in February from January. Home sales remain at very low levels as the entire housing market has shrunk by 20% to 25% because homeowners with 3...

Enterprise-wide Risk Intelligence Centre analyses data from across multiple systems to prevent fraud, money laundering and other financial crime; Nedbank wins a FICO Decisions Award for applying AI, Machine Learning and Optimization to financial crime risk management. FICO (NYSE: FI...

2024-03-19 15:51:00 ET Summary The multifamily segment of Commercial Real Estate – apartments – is holding up better than office, retail (the Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown since 2017), and lodging, though it’s cracking too with some spectacular defaults over the past ...