IWB News and Press, iShares Russell 1000 From 06/26/19

You didn’t have to see the Fed’s press conference last week to know that we’re heading into a global easing cycle. Instead, you could’ve watched front end yields collapse (the rate cut effect), curves flatten (forward guidance effect), and corporate bonds rally (a...

Whether it was a purposeful Machiavellian-like maneuver or a completely unintended consequence, President Trump finally got the rate cuts he’s been demanding for years after ratcheting up tariffs several weeks ago which effectively scared everyone from Wall Street to corporate firms to ...

Summer is here, and the only thing Americans enjoy more than a good burger hot off the grill is a sure thing, so just in time for summer, they have Beyond Meat ( BYND ), the leading purveyor of plant-based "near meat" and the latest market darling. Priced at $25 when it went public, the stock ...

If there was any pushback against the notion that the Fed is going to ease while the S&P 500 (SPX) sits near record highs those doubts died at precisely 2pm ET on Wednesday as the June FOMC meeting came across unambiguously dovish. The dovish tide swept across bond markets Thursday, driv...

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms. EUROPEAN-LISTED ETFs Total traded volume Total traded volume on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached a record-breaking EUR 29.9 billion in May, narr...

by Daniel Shvartsman One spectrum for investment analysis is top down vs. bottom up. Another is technical analysis vs. fundamental. Existing somewhat perpendicular to these two axes is the analysis of quantitative behavior in the market. In this case, I'm speaking about central bank behavi...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to George Soros’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on George Soros’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 05/15/2019. Please visit our Tracking Soros Fund Management Holdings ...

A young ETF shows its stripes. I'm on a constant prowl for alpha in the ETF universe. It's elusive. And often ethereal. So, imagine my surprise when my peregrinations led me to an actively managed alpha producer in, of all places, the low-volatility space. The Franklin Liberty U.S. Low V...

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