IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 01/24/24

2024-01-24 21:50:00 ET Summary After two years of surging inflation, are we going back to Goldilocks? Investors loved the low inflation environments of the 1990s and 2010s, which delivered huge returns for equities, but they haven’t enjoyed the post-pandemic stock gains as ...

2024-01-24 11:29:00 ET Summary Many investors remain overweight cash, but markets have begun to price for a substantial decline in short-term interest rates. The Asset Allocation Committee (“the AAC”) therefore thinks it is time to deploy liquidity, locking in bond y...

2024-01-24 07:00:00 ET Summary After a strong showing yesterday, the dollar was sold in Asia and Europe. The dollar's decline has stretched intraday momentum indicators. The PBOC announced a 50 bp cut in reserve requirements, effective early next month. The eurozone's Janu...

2024-01-23 13:41:09 ET More on Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF: Prepare For What May Be An Epic Chance To Buy Big Tech... If Oil Spikes XLK: Tech Still The Sector To Own, But Patience May Equal Profits XLK: Solid Qualities, But Not The Most Optimal Point To Stage A...

2024-01-23 12:22:00 ET Summary The resilience of the US economy in 2023 was a surprise for some economists. An intriguing explanation for why many recession models failed last year: resiliency in residential construction payrolls. Sliding employment in the housing construction...

2024-01-23 11:45:00 ET Summary As the stock market hit all-time highs this past week, there remains an interesting disconnect from the more dour economic concerns of the average American. With valuations elevated, any disappointment, or worse, a potential recession, could lead to ...

2024-01-23 07:15:00 ET Summary As 2024 gets underway, global supply chains are facing a new hurdle, as tensions in the Red Sea have caused severe shipping disruptions and delays. If this crisis continues, the ongoing impact of rerouting shipping traffic around the Cape of Good Hop...

2024-01-23 06:30:00 ET Summary Why 2024 won't be the same as 2023 for equity markets. Are bonds getting last year's rally this year? How the U.S. election could impact markets. Whether it be slowing growth, upcoming U.S. elections or numerous geopolitical concerns, t...

2024-01-22 22:35:00 ET Summary The wobbly start to January was the long overdue correction that we did not see in November or December, when pullbacks were one-day wonders. Not every index set a record last week, but the majors did, like the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 and the Dow...

2024-01-22 15:40:00 ET Summary The General Business Conditions index fell to -43.7, a depth only exceeded by the -78.2 reading in April of 2020 with the economy shut down for COVID. New orders (-49.4 vs -11.3) and shipments (-31.3 vs -6.4) also posted sharp declines and unfilled o...