IWP News and Press, iShares Russell Midcap Growth From 05/14/24

2024-05-14 00:55:00 ET Summary Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari issued an essay saying that the recent inflation data raise questions about whether their monetary policy is restrictive enough to fully return price growth to the central bank’s 2% target rate. Kashkari...

2024-05-14 00:15:00 ET Summary While oversimplifying any formula in the financial markets tends to backfire more often than not, good inflation numbers tend to deliver new highs for the S&P 500. My thesis is that we put in a bottom in April, which should, hold with a dovish Fe...

2024-05-13 16:20:00 ET Summary Lower financing costs and loosening credit availability can help level the playing field between small- and large-cap stocks. Smaller caps are often under researched. Also, a selective approach helps find overlooked opportunities and manage risks. ...

2024-05-13 15:10:00 ET Summary With the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield approximately 4.5%, this represents competition for stocks if income is a focus for investors. Over the course of the last three months the S&P 500 Index utilities sector is up 19.3% followed by energy up 13.7...

2024-05-13 12:45:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 rose a little over 1.8% largely as expectations the Federal Reserve will start a series of rate cuts in September 2023 firmed. Several see inflation running too high, prompting them to suggest they will continue to hold rates where th...

2024-05-13 12:20:00 ET Summary While Japanese stocks have gotten a lot of press, it is Europe and EM stocks leading the international markets. In the US over the last three months, it is value stocks, including small and mid cap, that are outperforming. The dollar and interest...

2024-05-13 09:15:00 ET Summary We believe high nominal growth, peak rates and broadening earnings performance continue to underpin equity market performance. While slower growth and higher inflation can be seen as having some stagflation characteristics, we remain convinced that i...

2024-05-13 08:10:00 ET Summary As of December 31st, 2023, the S&P 500 was forecasting a return of 1.34%/year over the next ten years, with no adjustment for inflation. Value stocks are cheap, and will be affected less by market events. This feels like June 2000, where ever...

2024-05-13 06:57:54 ET Summary Market direction in the coming week will hinge on CPI and PPI reports, with investors hoping to see progress on the inflation front, triggering a potential Fed Funds rate cut. However, consumer sentiment shows increasing skepticism towards 'official'...

2024-05-13 04:38:18 ET Summary The Treasury Yield Curve and the S&P 500 Index have been coupled for one week, decoupled for one week, and neutral for one week. The SDI, TDI, and Uptrend indicators all show optimistic results for the market. The bond market is overdue for n...