IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 04/30/24

2024-04-30 06:20:00 ET Summary In line with the broad market, iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF has taken a hit in recent weeks after touching a record high earlier in the year. The weakness in low-capitalization stocks is disappointing for investors in this corner, but for con...

2024-04-30 05:35:00 ET Summary The year began with six rate cuts expected by Fed funds futures markets and other derivative instruments. The 10-year Treasury yield went all the way up to 4.74% last week on the worse-than-expected inflation reports. If the 10-year Treasury yiel...

2024-04-30 05:25:00 ET Summary Many financial markets hit record highs in the first quarter of 2024. The S&P 500 Index of stocks of large US companies hit a record high late in January, leading to its best first-quarter performance since 2019. Although the annual rate of i...

2024-04-30 03:10:00 ET Summary Good news is bad news and bad news is bad news... having it both ways. Hints of “stagflation” sends the market into a swoon. More to worry about (or not) in the coming week. What is wrong? I am part of it, although I w...

2024-04-29 15:58:21 ET Summary WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund has recently outperformed comparable large growth funds due to its holdings selection process. QGRW has a higher expense ratio and lower dividend yield than peer funds, but its current holdings mix outweighs these ...

2024-04-29 15:42:00 ET Summary What's driving the growth in actively managed ETFs? Actively managed ETFs: the pros and cons. Passively manage vs actively managed ETFs. What you need to know. Recent U.S. economic data showed inflation picking up while overall ...

2024-04-29 15:25:00 ET Summary With the Consumer Price Index touching nine percent in the summer of 2022, fears of a combination of higher inflation and tepid growth mounted. Nothing in the March PCE report gives a strong indication that inflation might be moving in a way that wou...

2024-04-29 14:51:51 ET Summary Stagflation, a combination of low economic growth and high inflation, is a concern for the US economy. The Federal Reserve is facing a conundrum as it tries to maintain a soft economic landing while reducing inflation. Factors contributing to inf...

2024-04-29 13:51:00 ET Summary The Fed must push back against easing financial conditions to get the disinflation trend back on track. The Fed needs to indicate that the number of rate cuts in 2024 will be less than previously projected. Market expectations show that inflation...

2024-04-29 12:30:00 ET Summary Stocks may benefit whether the economy and/or inflation exceed or underwhelm expectations. Annual deficits will rise but this may not have as big of an impact on the debt-to-GDP ratio as suspected. Geopolitical conflicts have been a poor predicto...