FTDS News and Press, FIRST TRUST EXCH From 03/26/24

2024-03-26 07:05:00 ET Summary We consider gold bullion and the S&P500 Index to be effectively at opposite ends of an investment seesaw. In the middle of last year, we thought that the low-$3000s for the US$ gold price was a plausible target for the first half of this year. ...

2024-03-26 06:40:00 ET Summary Inflation, interest rates, and the markets. What corporate earnings tell us about the US economy. Investment opportunities beyond the tech space. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Wh...

2024-03-25 12:30:00 ET Summary S&P 500 index reaches all-time high after Federal Reserve confirms interest rate cuts in 2024. That confirmation was like lighting off a rocket on Wall Street. The index rose nearly 0.9% after the Fed's "dot-plot" projection of future interest ra...

2024-03-25 07:10:00 ET Summary Readers should reasonably expect solid Q1 ’24 earnings results from the S&P 500 when earnings begin around April 10th, with the financial sector. S&P 500 Q4 ’23 earnings were supposed to grow 4% as of early January ’24, a...

2024-03-23 03:35:00 ET Summary It’s typical for risk assets to rally when central banks pause rate hiking efforts and finally start easing policy. Eventually, the reason they start easing come to dominate headlines and thwart soft landing hopes. Higher interest rates and yi...

2024-03-22 15:50:29 ET More on First Trust Dividend Strength ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Dividend Strength ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: First Trust Dividend Strength ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.1936

2024-03-19 12:20:00 ET Summary Rising liquidity, a resilient economy and strong household balance sheets have supported corporate earnings and stocks over the past year. And, while the leading indicators of the business cycle suggest a rebound in growth is likely later in 2024, th...

2024-03-18 22:50:00 ET Summary Three weeks ago, the year-to-date performance numbers for the S&P 500 Equal Weight index and the S&P 500 market cap-based index were 2.48% and 6.69%, respectively, a difference of 4.21%. As of last Friday (below), those numbers are 3.81% and ...

2024-03-18 15:05:00 ET Summary The Magnificent Seven year-to-date average return is 13.8% versus the S&P 500 Index return of 7.6%. The market is experiencing bullish rotation where lagging sectors and stocks are attracting investor interest. However, from a seasonality per...

2024-03-18 13:05:00 ET Summary As trading weeks go, the second week of March 2024 resembled a disappointing roller coaster ride for investors. The S&P 500 climbed to a new record high of 5,175.27 on 12 March, 2024, but then went on to lose 1.1% of that new high value by the en...