IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 02/09/24

2024-02-09 21:00:00 ET Summary At $773 billion, the total trade deficit was the least horrible since 2020, due to an improvement in the huge goods trade deficit and a jump to a record in the services trade surplus. By 2022, most of the travel restrictions were lifted or loosened, ...

2024-02-09 11:08:00 ET Summary Poor market breadth is not the only measure of market internals which investors should be cautious of at present. Based on the latest Quarterly Refunding Announcement from the Treasury, the short-term issuance outlook is not necessarily bearish as th...

2024-02-09 09:30:00 ET Summary Strong GDP and jobs growth shows that the US economy continues to shrug off high borrowing costs and tight credit conditions, largely through robust government spending and consumers running down their savings. These factors will be less supportive i...

2024-02-09 07:50:00 ET Summary The foreign exchange market is becalmed today, with most of the major pairs trading in narrow ranges. It is not just that the dollar is strong, but the Japanese yen is also weak. With the mainland markets closed now until February 19, the lurch l...

2024-02-09 07:06:26 ET Summary The US economy showed signs of deceleration in the manufacturing sector, but signs of life in industrial production and retail sales. The services economy is showing signs of running out of steam, with intense deceleration in employment in the US ISM...

2024-02-09 04:00:00 ET Summary Corporate earnings have been solid and may justify record valuation. Tech has done well, but energy, materials and healthcare have not. Strong economic growth preventing rate cuts a current risk. As markets trade at or near record hig...

2024-02-08 23:18:02 ET Summary Although a number of economic indicators have shown weakness, consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, and government spending have helped fuel economic growth. Because low interest rates, extreme monetary stimulus, and pandemic fiscal sti...

2024-02-08 14:20:00 ET Summary Over the intermediate term, I believe falling inflation and moderating but not collapsing growth still favor cyclical equities and riskier credit. It’s time for our politicians to scare us into thinking that our investment accounts are in trou...

2024-02-08 07:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is narrowly mixed against most of the G10 currencies as it continues to consolidate its recent gains. Japan, the world's third-largest economy, has run trade deficits for the past three years. China remains in deflation. Over...

2024-02-08 04:17:00 ET Summary US productivity growth accelerated sharply over the course of 2023. Financial markets have been paying close attention to various measures of inflation, wage growth, gyrations in employment and unemployment, and consumer and business confidence. Over...