IVW News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Growth From 05/20/24

2024-05-20 07:15:00 ET Summary With Nvidia scheduled to report their quarterly results on 5/22/24 after the closing bell, earnings season has likely been extended for another week. Nvidia matters greatly this week, it’s the stock market darling since Apple fell out of favor...

2024-05-20 05:47:00 ET Summary With a 3.9% unemployment rate and still 8.5 million job openings, what is the probability of ongoing elevated wage gains perpetuating second-round inflationary effects (especially in rents and housing)? The fundamental predicament today is Monetary D...

2024-05-20 03:26:00 ET Summary Consumer confidence for April came in well below economists’ expectations (both the Conference Board and the Michigan sentiment indexes). The market loves itself a Goldilocks economy, where modest growth is paired with declining inflation and,...

2024-05-20 02:53:00 ET Summary The US economy grew 3.1% last year, trouncing widespread calls for a recession and exceeding my relatively sober expectation for 2% growth. The correct way to view the interplay between growth and inflation is to first understand that high inflation ...

2024-05-20 01:23:30 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has been conducting quantitative tightening for over two years, reducing its securities portfolio by over $1.6 trillion. The M2 money stock has increased at a compound annual rate of 6.9% over the past four years, indicating exces...

2024-05-19 16:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 is back in blue sky at new all-time highs. Next week's call looks easy - everything is bullish and the rally should continue. However, we should guard against complacency. A dip should hold 5264. But what if it doesn't? ...

2024-05-18 09:51:12 ET Summary The Fed has a 2% inflation goal for the US economy, but the meaning of this long-term goal is unclear. The long-term average for inflation is actually slightly above 3%, contradicting the Fed's 2% goal. Only a small minority of people are aware o...

2024-05-18 07:00:00 ET Summary Edward Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, has been - and remains - bullish on the stock market given a Federal Reserve that will likely retreat to the sidelines, strong consumer spending, and a solid growth outlook. Jose Torres, Senior Economist...

2024-05-17 13:00:00 ET Summary Buffett’s cash and short-term investments (read T-bills) exceed $189 billion as of Q1, 2024. The problem with the valuation dilemma is that historically, such has preceded market repricings. With the current market capitalization-to-GDP ra...

2024-05-17 11:11:42 ET Summary The Vanguard Growth Index ETF is the most popular growth ETF, but it includes companies with unimpressive earnings growth. Here we consider alternatives. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF have significantly outp...