IVV News and Press, iShares Core S&P 500 From 05/18/24

2024-05-18 09:51:12 ET Summary The Fed has a 2% inflation goal for the US economy, but the meaning of this long-term goal is unclear. The long-term average for inflation is actually slightly above 3%, contradicting the Fed's 2% goal. Only a small minority of people are aware o...

2024-05-18 09:00:00 ET More on the markets GameStop's insane week ends with ~27% stock gain: A timeline Here are the biggest single-session post-results gains from the recent earnings season SPY: Time To Be Contrarian And Underweight SPY ETF: Momentum Is In T...

2024-05-18 08:00:00 ET Summary Long leading indicators show slight improvement, with corporate profits at a neutral rating. Short leading indicators have been volatile, with stock prices most positive, but manufacturing fading again. Consumer spending continues to be a positiv...

2024-05-18 07:00:00 ET Summary Edward Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, has been - and remains - bullish on the stock market given a Federal Reserve that will likely retreat to the sidelines, strong consumer spending, and a solid growth outlook. Jose Torres, Senior Economist...

2024-05-17 13:00:00 ET Summary Buffett’s cash and short-term investments (read T-bills) exceed $189 billion as of Q1, 2024. The problem with the valuation dilemma is that historically, such has preceded market repricings. With the current market capitalization-to-GDP ra...

2024-05-17 10:28:47 ET IHS Markit said Friday that it does not see the Federal Reserve cutting rates until the central bank's December meeting. The investment institution believes inflation remains sticky and that the Jerome Powell and his cohorts at the Fed will not launch rate reductions ...

2024-05-17 07:05:00 ET Summary The dollar's recovery begun yesterday has extended into today's activity. Japan's markets were mixed, but South Korea, Taiwan, and Australian and New Zealand shares fell. The spring EC forecast recognized that fragile recovery is taking hold in t...

2024-05-17 01:00:00 ET Summary Following a run of stronger-than-expected inflation prints, S&P Global Market Intelligence analysts now expect an initial rate cut by the Federal Reserve at December's meeting. Forecasts of initial policy rate reductions have been pushed ba...

2024-05-17 00:00:00 ET Summary The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) nonfarm payrolls has averaged monthly gains of over 233k over the past year. By all standards, that is a healthy number, especially considering the federal funds rate has been above 5% over that same time per...

2024-05-16 13:03:19 ET JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Thursday that markets are underestimating the strength of inflation and the potential for the Federal Reserve to move interest rates higher. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Ja...