IWP News and Press, iShares Russell Midcap Growth From 04/13/24

2024-04-13 14:40:00 ET Summary The US is growing strongly; it’s adding jobs in significant numbers while inflation continues to run too hot for comfort. We will need to see a rapid change of fortune to trigger a rate cut in the next month or two. We still think a slowdo...

2024-04-13 08:52:52 ET Summary Inflation concerns and hotter-than-expected inflation data are reducing the outlook for rate cuts by the Fed. Wages remain high, adding to inflationary pressures and potentially hurting small businesses. The US EV policy and the new electric truc...

2024-04-13 06:56:17 ET Summary Bubbles can inflate for a long time, sustained by loose financial conditions and government rescues. Bubbles eventually burst - and they have this innate diabolical propensity to somehow catch the over-exposed masses by surprise, causing the greatest...

2024-04-13 03:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 established its last record high on the last Thursday in March, right before the long Easter weekend. Since then, stocks have bounced around – with a bit more volatility than we’ve been used to seeing lately – in ...

2024-04-13 02:10:00 ET Summary Every change in the economic environment presents profit opportunities as well as problems. If a product or a customer often triggers a work slowdown, the company may be better off shedding that line rather than continuing to put up with slowdowns. ...

2024-04-12 20:50:00 ET Summary Stubbornly strong economic data has led to significant shifts in market expectations for when, and how quickly, the Federal Reserve will begin cutting policy rates. Our own forecast is now for the first rate reduction to come in September, but the co...

2024-04-12 08:05:00 ET Summary U.S. growth is downshifting somewhat as lower income households pull back, and corporates face higher refinancing costs. However, with most other global economies still struggling, the U.S. will remain the strongest global performer. After having mad...

2024-04-12 06:25:00 ET Summary On a monthly basis, US headline and core Consumer Price Index topped expectations - both rising 0.4%. Although shelter inflation ticked marginally lower, the pace of disinflation remains painfully slow. While energy services have slowed since the...

2024-04-12 06:15:00 ET Summary The continued robust US jobs growth and above-trend growth allow the Federal Reserve to remain focused on inflation. Fed Chair Powell has drawn attention to the core services excluding housing, and it rose at around an 8% annualized pace in Q1. F...

2024-04-12 03:30:00 ET Summary Equity and junk debt markets have once more priced out any possibility of economic weakness. US and Canadian central banks have held base rates in the banking system above 5% - the tightest level in 17 years. Inflation and growth readings have se...