ISMD News and Press, Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact From 10/01/22

Summary Volatility and uncertainty seem to be re-emerging back into the markets. The bigger issue for the U.S. is “the consequences of rapidly rising interest rates.”. Money market funds have realized two straight weeks of inflows. Volatility and uncert...

Summary Markets again find themselves in a position where technical factors, positioning and sentiment suggest this sell-off may be overdone and a short-covering rally due. Tactical traders may well be rewarded for reducing hedges and short positions. However, until the fundam...

Summary The Federal Reserve appointed itself with a new objective. Despite strong evidence proving that positive real yields were not necessary for economic growth, Chairman Jerome Powell wants them anyway. Federal debt is like a freight train and these rates are only fueling ...

Summary Reserve balances fell below $3 trillion this past week. That is the first time since November 2020. There is now clear signs of stress forming in financial markets. Liquidity remains a significant problem for equities and financial markets overall. This week ...

Summary The composite consumer sentiment increased to 58.6 in September, up from 58.2 in August. Buying conditions for durables and the one-year economic outlook continued lifting from the extremely low readings earlier in the summer, largely offset by modest declines in the long ...

Summary It was yet another brutal month for the bullish traders and long-term investors holding a balanced portfolio. The S&P 500 fell about 8% while the AGG total bond market ETF fell nearly 4%, including dividends. Looking ahead, key economic data hits next week before t...

Summary What the market wasn't expecting was for the FOMC to raise its target rate, extend the duration for rate cuts, and claim that inflation is still out of control. In order to have a meaningful low, the S&P 500 needs to get a 5th wave up, and for rates, the USD and oil to...

Summary We have now entered the crash zone. What happens next is dependent on decisions made by the central banks. Global markets need to make the "W" formation or else crash. Until the dollar is back under control, no other market is safe. So, if you knew someon...

Summary As the Federal Reserve continues reiterating a more aggressive monetary policy stance, analysts are finally shifting from a “slow growth” to a “mild recession” view. Investing during a recession is difficult. The recession could be worse tha...

Summary For the week ended September 24, the initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 16,000 from the prior week to 193,000 (seasonally adjusted) - near historic lows. This shows that most of the people who are being laid off either already had a new job lined up, or they...