IDU News and Press, iShares U.S. Utilities From 11/13/22

Summary U.S. midterm elections: Win, lose or draw for markets? What sectors may benefit from a divided government. Will equity markets get the post midterm election bump? For further details see: U.S. Midterm Elections: Win, Lose Or Draw For Markets? ...

Summary Why the declines in tech on the S&P 500 may be hiding strength in other sectors from investors. The energy sector may still provide opportunities for investors. Insurers are not suffering the same challenges as other financials in the current high-rate environment....

Summary In today's issue of the 1-Minute Market Report, I examine the market bounce since the October low, and highlight the areas of the market that are leading the way higher. On Thursday, for every stock that was down, there were 26 that were up. For the first time since August...

Summary One of the main risks to your portfolio is sequence of returns risk - the need to sell stocks to generate income. Obviously, the greater the income, the less need to sell stocks. A growing dividend stream can also squeeze or reduce the need to sell shares over time. ...

Summary The Inflation Reduction Act could usher in a golden age for energy generation, storage and distribution. For decades, utilities have been a steady, if not a scintillating attraction for equity investors. In all, we expect the clean-energy benefits of the IRA to catalyz...

Summary GUT offers investors a reasonably stable portfolio of high-quality utilities, which is undoubtedly going to be appealing to more conservative investors. The fund is fairly well-diversified, although it does not advertise itself as a global fund. The fund's distribution...

Summary Few sectors escaped this year’s global equity selloff in Q3. Those most vulnerable to the punishing effects of the recent spike in interest rates have paid an especially heavy toll. Real estate, telecom, utilities and tech were the worst performers in most marke...

Summary We expect macro headwinds will continue to pressure U.S. corporate earnings in the coming months. We expect earnings expectations to decline as multinational firms realize foreign exchange headwinds that accelerated over the past year. Investors can avoid undue interna...

Summary It is not clear what a new market design would look like, but many politicians have called for price caps, albeit in many different forms. The merit order ensures that the cheapest technologies enter the market first but implies that the price is set by the most expensive ...

Summary England and Europe’s near-total reliance on Russia for their energy needs has prices spiking massively the last several months. We are starting to see the latest government bailouts - those of utilities. We feel that the only real consequential downside moves in the...