IWO News and Press, iShares Russell 2000 Growth From 06/01/24

2024-06-01 05:55:46 ET Summary Markets for the most part corroborated the "higher for longer" and rising global yields thesis. The Nasdaq 100 declined 0.7% Wednesday in bearish trading action, as the Semiconductors slumped 1.9%. The yen has ominously little to show for the mon...

2024-06-01 03:00:00 ET Summary The Fed’s balance sheet shrunk by $118B in May - the largest amount since September of last year. When the Fed makes money, it sends it back to the Treasury. This has netted the Treasury close to $100B a year. International holdings have i...

2024-06-01 01:30:00 ET Summary The Fed’s favored core PCE price index, which excludes the volatile components of food and energy, jumped by 3.0% annualized in April from March (according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis today). The six-month annualized core PCE price inde...

2024-05-31 11:50:00 ET Summary Michael Lee, financial services industry veteran and founder of Michael Lee Strategy, discusses the outlook for stocks, gold, and cryptocurrencies. Michael thinks the economy will avoid recession, even as inflation remains sticky, and that this shoul...

2024-05-31 09:10:00 ET Summary The Fed's interest rate policy is getting surprisingly tight, leading to a slowdown in the economy. The Fed is likely keeping rates higher than expected due to concerns about financial stability and asset bubbles. Tightening is starting to have a...

2024-05-31 09:00:00 ET Summary The future of electricity demand for everything from electric cars to Bitcoin mining to artificial intelligence may also be the cure for our debt concerns. The United States power grid has lacked sufficient investment to handle the increasing burdens...

2024-05-31 07:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly consolidating yesterday's losses ahead of month-end and the US income and consumption data. The PCE core deflator may have risen by 0.2%, the least this, year, but the year-over-year rate is expected to be steady at 2.8%. The...

2024-05-31 06:00:00 ET Summary Is the 60/40 portfolio still viable? How alternatives can help diversify your portfolio. Ways to integrate alts into a traditional portfolio. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Is It ...

2024-05-31 01:20:00 ET Summary Europe seems extremely likely to cut rates in June, in my view, as progress on inflation has been significant. Inflation has slowed, and I give the Bank of Canada a 50/50 chance of a rate cut at its June meeting. The Federal Reserve seems poised ...

2024-05-30 15:08:42 ET Summary Bullish sentiment decreased 8.0 percentage points to 39.0%. Neutral sentiment increased 7.6 percentage points to 34.2%. Bearish sentiment increased 0.4 percentage points to 26.7%. Optimism among individual investors about the short-term...