IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 05/03/24

2024-05-03 07:41:45 ET Summary The Federal Reserve is committed to returning inflation to its 2 percent objective. There will be no change in the target range for the federal funds rate. The Federal Reserve will continue to reduce the size of its securities portfolio but at a ...

2024-05-03 07:40:00 ET Summary Following last year's strong close, first quarter returns for the capital markets were driven by hope and a measure of fear. The bond market did not fare as well, beginning first with the Fed urging caution about the timing and magnitude of rate cuts...

2024-05-03 06:50:00 ET Summary The US dollar is trading with a softer bias ahead of the US jobs report, with recent survey data warning of downside risks. The Norwegian krone is the strongest G10 currency after the central bank delivered a hawkish hold on rates. Asian equities...

2024-05-03 05:52:00 ET Summary Although there were no huge surprises coming out of the recent Fed meeting, it may have provided hints on what the FOMC is thinking about future monetary policy changes. Fed stressed that it would continue to be highly data-dependent in its monetary ...

2024-05-03 05:15:00 ET Summary April 2024 proved to be yet another mixed month, on net, for the dividend-paying stocks of the U.S. stock market. The number of favorable dividend changes rose while the number of unfavorable dividend changes decreased, which led to its more positive...

2024-05-03 04:50:00 ET Summary The outlook for earnings growth remains fairly positive, but much of this is already in the price. While it’s clear, there are some shorter-term headwinds facing risk assets over the coming few months. There is every chance markets continu...

2024-05-03 03:20:00 ET Summary The current macro backdrop is slightly atypical for an impending Federal Reserve easing cycle - growth and labor markets remain strong, while inflation levels are elevated despite progress over the past year. The policy backdrop is also notable as Fe...

2024-05-02 08:10:00 ET Summary To understand if this is just a short-term dip or something more meaningful, we must look at the technical and fundamental backdrop that is moving sentiment. Semiconductors and their earnings announcements have been key with the wave of investment in...

2024-05-02 07:00:00 ET Summary It appears that with the market challenging Monday's intervention, Japanese officials entered the market shortly after the US equity market closed yesterday, as the Asia Pacific session go underway and sold dollars again. The offshore yuan is trading...

2024-05-02 05:40:00 ET Summary First quarter earnings are tracked well thus far, but rate-sensitive industries continue to face headwinds. Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 results will be released at its annual shareholder meeting this Saturday. Costco's same-store sales figures...