IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 05/01/24

2024-05-01 12:00:48 ET Summary Kenneth Rogoff warns against "magical debt thinking" and calls for developed countries to rebuild fiscal buffers and ensure debt sustainability. Too much government debt can slow down economic growth and disproportionately harm low- and middle-income...

2024-05-01 10:20:00 ET Summary The probability the U.S. economy will see a recession begin sometime in the next twelve months has started to fall again during the past six weeks, after having hit a double-top. The Recession Probability Track indicates the probability a recession w...

2024-05-01 08:45:00 ET Summary US labour costs accelerated in the first quarter, led by the government sector. Hikes to state minimum wage levels contributed to higher private sector labour costs. This is the Federal Reserve’s favoured measure on labour market inflation...

2024-05-01 06:50:00 ET Summary The BOJ projected yesterday that commercial banks' deposits with it likely dropped by JPY7.56 trillion. The dollar gradually edged higher yesterday, and by the end of the North American session, it had recovered more than half of the intervention-ins...

2024-04-30 16:45:52 ET Summary The S&P 500 fell significantly in April, giving back a chunk of the year's gains. Higher interest rates amid hotter-than-expected inflation and growth data throughout the month weighed on stocks big and small. With a Fed meeting on tap, Apple...

2024-04-30 09:00:00 ET Summary The aim of the devaluation was to escape deflation which had persisted since (at least) the turn of the century. The Yen started to weaken in 2021 as the BOJ ramped up Yen printing again to help the economy recover from the COVID shock. Mortgage ...

2024-04-30 08:10:00 ET Summary Stronger-than-expected eurozone GDP strengthened the sense that a nascent recovery may be taking hold and has given the euro a bid in the European morning. Japanese stocks rallied strong coming back from the long weekend. The euro remained within...

2024-04-30 07:35:00 ET Summary In any election year, change is on the horizon, but in this uncertain world, the one thing that remains certain is that companies and their underlying earnings will determine the fate of individual stocks. The AI race continues to sort winners from l...

2024-04-30 07:10:00 ET Summary Geopolitical risk has escalated in the Middle East. The flare-up of tensions in the region and brief market fallout underscore that mega forces affect returns now. U.S. stocks rose last week on mostly strong Q1 earnings for mega cap tech. The Federal...

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...