IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 03/14/24

2024-03-14 02:00:00 ET Summary Despite widespread expectations of a recession, the macro backdrop in the U.S. has remained favorable to start 2024. In recent months, many company management teams reported that they feel their company – along with the economy as a whole ...

2024-03-14 00:05:00 ET Summary The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 percent in February and 3.2 percent year-over-year, exceeding many economists’ predictions. Much of the increase is due to shelter and gasoline prices, which...

2024-03-13 12:30:00 ET Summary The Bank of Canada is reluctant to be a first mover on rate cuts and remains anxious about inflation, despite a loosening labor market. ECB President Christine Lagarde said the bank is making good progress toward its inflation target and is feeling m...

2024-03-13 10:10:00 ET Summary Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac, and Carter Worth, CEO and founder of Worth Charting, discuss their outlook for 2024 with MoneyShow's Mike Larson. Jeff expects a strong year for stocks, with gains of 8-15% broadly sp...

2024-03-13 08:15:00 ET Summary Monthly headline CPI rose in line with expectations (0.4%), while Core CPI topped expectations, rising 0.4% for the second straight month. Core goods CPI also turned positive after eight months of largely negative prints. On a six-month annualize...

2024-03-13 07:30:00 ET Summary The Dollar Index had begun with week with a six-day fall in tow. Despite promising reports on wage negotiations in Japan, the yen is softer for the second session. Asia Pacific equities were mixed today - Japan, Hong Kong, China, and Indian marke...

2024-03-13 07:01:00 ET Summary Core services CPI - 61% of total CPI and infamous for historic head fakes - is approaching 6% annualized six-month average. The overall CPI has been pushed down by plunging energy prices and by dropping durable goods prices. The CPI for energy pr...

2024-03-13 06:15:00 ET Summary This analysis takes the BLS inflation data and recalculates the percentage changes at the category level to get unrounded numbers. After bottoming (inflation data according to BLS) in October of last year at 0.08%, the monthly number has moved back u...

2024-03-13 00:50:00 ET Summary Earlier, we had discussed the latest NFIB survey of small businesses. While optimism was weak, a particular area of concern was employment. Of all problems highlighted, labor took a backseat in February, with a five percentage point decline in the sh...

2024-03-12 23:40:00 ET Summary In February 2024, the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.73 percent to 286.9. This rise was the largest percentage increase in the index since August 2023. In February 2024, the largest monthly price increases among EPI constituents were seen in ...