IWP News and Press, iShares Russell Midcap Growth From 05/06/24

2024-05-06 09:35:00 ET Summary The IMF upgraded US growth forecasts for 2024 by +0.6% of GDP, and Chinese PMIs are back to expansion. There aren’t any bad EM stories right now, with almost all of the typical problem cases in EM making meaningful policy adjustments. The ...

2024-05-06 09:18:00 ET Summary In April, employers added 175,000 payroll jobs – excluding farm workers and the self-employed – a slower pace from the upwardly revised March estimate of 315,000 additions, which had been huge. The BLS bases its employment and unemploym...

2024-05-06 09:00:00 ET Summary The new reported job growth was considered a 'miss' in that it came in below expectations, and for the first time in months, the media did not declare the jobs report to be 'a blowout' or 'strong.' If we look more closely at this report, what we real...

2024-05-06 08:00:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly a little softer today in thin market conditions, with Tokyo, Seoul, and London closed for holidays. Equities are off to a constructive start this week after the strong US rally before the weekend. Most markets in the region a...

2024-05-06 07:30:00 ET Summary Interest rates are unchanged over the last six months. The recent rise in rates that has had markets in an uproar the last few weeks appears to have run its course. While the 10 year Treasury yield is still in a short-term uptrend, the technical patt...

2024-05-05 21:47:31 ET Summary The market should continue to rise this week, particularly in the tech sector, based on technical analysis and recent market events. Fed President Powell's dovish FOMC statement and the softer April jobs report will contribute to market optimism this...

2024-05-05 16:00:00 ET Summary Weaker data has been balanced out by higher odds of rate cuts. Price action has been "messy." In the near-term, there is a bias for higher to squeeze out shorts above the 50dma. Once this squeeze is complete, a reversal lower again could develop....

2024-05-05 07:00:00 ET Summary Powell's recent press conference did not indicate a dovish stance on rate cuts in 2024. The stock market rally during Powell's press conference was due to the 2:35 PM ET VIX melt that occurs at nearly every meeting. The immediate price action fol...

2024-05-04 11:10:00 ET Summary The US economy's resilience and stickiness of price pressures have led to a reassessment of Fed policy, causing a rise in US interest rates and a stronger dollar. Concerns about US fiscal policy and the stronger dollar have heightened among countries...

2024-05-04 07:20:00 ET Summary Preliminary estimates of second quarter US GDP activity suggest output may stabilize after two straight quarters of slower growth, based on the median for a set of nowcasts compiled by CapitalSpectator.com. If Friday’s median Q2 nowcast is cor...