IWM News and Press, iShares Russell 2000 From 07/16/24

2024-07-16 13:28:40 ET More on the markets Exploiting The Gap Between The Russell 2000 And The S&P 500 Russell 2000 breaks above more than 2-year resistance level Nasdaq, S&P, Dow trade mixed as June retail sales come in better than expected RBC sees ...

2024-07-16 12:35:00 ET Summary If the S&P 500 flatlines from current levels through Dec. 31, 2024, the market would still go into the history books as delivering yet another strong year on the basis of an 18.1% year-to-date rise through Monday. The question is whether interest...

2024-07-16 10:40:00 ET Summary Improving news on the inflation front will likely spur the Fed to kick off rate cuts earlier than we previously projected. Inflation’s cooling late last year encouraged the market to price in as many as six rate cuts this year. With inflat...

2024-07-16 10:13:59 ET The Small-Cap Russell 2000 Index ( RTY ) has broken out above a two-and-a-half year trading range this week, as the index has popped 8.9% since last week's July 9 close.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Rus...

2024-07-16 09:24:14 ET Summary The Fed needs to start easing monetary policy before reaching 2% inflation target to have desired impact. Markets pricing in soft landing for US economy with potential rate cuts by year end. Strong signs of soft landing from Russell 2000 index, s...

2024-07-16 09:20:00 ET Summary With both economic and inflation data continuing to weaken, expectations of Fed rate cuts are rising. Since January 2022, the market has repeatedly rallied on hopes of Fed cuts and a return to increased monetary accommodation. Given recent histor...

2024-07-16 08:45:00 ET Summary Federal debt is $27.7 trillion, not $34.9 trillion as commonly stated, with interest rates currently keeping the burden lower than in the 1980s. Knowing how much the federal government owes to the world is one thing, but the burden of the debt is qui...

2024-07-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We think a transformation akin to past technological revolutions is gearing up. We keep leaning into risk and the AI theme while upgrading UK stocks. U.S. stocks hit a new record high last week while 10-year Treasury yields fell. Volatility in small ...

2024-07-16 07:30:00 ET Summary Velocity of money - the speed at which money flows through the economy is often tied to speculation about the future of inflation. Today, small businesses are suffering the most pain of cost increases since larger enterprises have a lot more ability ...

2024-07-16 07:00:00 ET Summary Small-cap stocks struggled in the first half of 2024 due to economic concerns and higher interest rates, lagging behind broader market indexes. The outlook for small caps in the second half depends on timely interest rate cuts and stable economic gro...