INFL News and Press, Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF From 01/23/23

Summary For several months, we have said that a slowing of inflation could provide a temporary tailwind to equity markets, but that weakening growth will eventually hit them with a stronger headwind. Tumbling PPI suggests that companies are starting to struggle to pass on rising costs. ...

Summary The AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF just celebrated its first birthday and performed very well so far. Last year, PPI was the number 1 performer in its Morningstar category. Despite a 70% allocation to equities, PPI had a positive return in 2022. We like PPI’s...

Summary The long-awaited downturn in global trade will take place in 2023. Supply chain realignments that have been years in the making will begin to take effect. Government policies launched in 2022 will bear fruit in 2023 and include subsidies for semiconductors and automotive electri...

Summary Strains are building, and the U.S. will likely enter recession in the second half of 2023. By then, Europe will likely be emerging from recession, while China and Emerging Asia may be enjoying a COVID-reopening-inspired recovery. Segments of the inflation basket will soften rapi...

Summary We expect inflation will not return quickly to the 2% Fed-target. The Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF focuses on stocks that thrive when inflation is high. The fund just celebrated its second birthday and so far lived up to its promises: positive real returns. ...

Summary Markets may be underestimating the stickiness of inflation and central banks’ determination to beat it - and what that means for growth and corporate earnings potential. We favor fixed income and credit over equities, and investment grade over high yield. Should infla...

Summary US Large Cap stocks are still in a short-term downtrend but the long-term uptrend is intact. International Large Cap stocks are in a short-term uptrend versus US Large Cap. The trend has been driven by the falling dollar. US Large Cap value is in a short-term uptrend versus ...

Summary After enduring one of the worst years on record across asset classes, investors should find more cause for optimism in 2023, even as the global economy faces challenges. Inflation is likely to moderate, and risks to the inflation outlook appear more balanced than they did severa...

Summary Looking around the globe, we find a few major stock markets with bullish setups. Most are leaning bearish to perhaps strongly bearish. The S&P 500 is currently 30 on a list of 36 country indexes, with Turkey, Poland, Italy, Denmark, and China taking the top slots. Longer...

Summary Last year marked an inflection point for myriad historic global Bubbles. Attempts to gauge the status of market financial conditions will be obscured by ongoing market instability. Market structure will make the Fed’s job only more challenging. Bubble: A sel...