IWP News and Press, iShares Russell Midcap Growth From 05/21/24

2024-05-21 13:04:00 ET Summary During ripping bull markets, investors often start benchmarking. The rise in indexing has resulted in a concentration of dollars into a decreasing number of assets. While an active manager focusing on “risk” may underperform during ...

2024-05-21 11:30:00 ET Summary When the US Treasury yield curve inverts (short rates rise above long rates) the shift is widely viewed as a reliable forecast that a recession is near. The curve has been inverted since July 2022, the longest inversion on record, but a recession has...

2024-05-21 10:10:00 ET Summary The S&P 500's earnings per share had been expected to return to their March 2022 peak of $197.91 after June 2024, but now looks like it will hit that mark before the end of 2024-Q2. S&P projects faster earnings growth during the second half o...

2024-05-21 08:35:00 ET Summary In April, 5.23% of subprime auto loans were 60 days or more delinquent, the worst April on record, and a hair above the prior record of April 2020. Subprime delinquencies were already rising from 2015 through 2019, as subprime lending was getting ver...

2024-05-21 07:10:00 ET Summary The dollar is consolidating but with a somewhat heavier bias today. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index snapped a seven-day rally, and Hong Kong shares and the mainland shares that trade there led the region lower with a 2% drop. The 10-year US Treasury ...

2024-05-20 23:14:02 ET Summary Liquidity is the key factor that drives market performance. Short-term liquidity outlook: Fed tightening is offset by drained reverse repo, while Yellen is building up liquidity to deploy in the fall. Long-term liquidity outlook: The aging popula...

2024-05-20 14:15:00 ET Summary We stay dynamic on a strategic horizon to take advantage of sharp valuation shifts. We go overweight emerging market stocks for the first time since 2020. U.S. stocks hit all-time highs while 10-year yields fell after the CPI data met expectations. W...

2024-05-20 11:45:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 set a new record high of 5,308.15 on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 before slipping back to close out the trading week that was at 5,303.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above the 40,000 milestone, going on to end the week at 40,0...

2024-05-20 09:35:00 ET Summary American consumers, often seen as a bellwether for the global economy - have been largely resilient and healthy despite sticky inflation and higher interest rates. Can this resilience continue as difficult market conditions persist? At a high lev...

2024-05-20 07:50:00 ET Summary Most of the G10 currencies are +/- 0.1% against the dollar. The BOJ's reluctance to continue to reduce its bond purchases seemed to strengthen perceptions that it was not as concerned about the yen's weakness as was the Ministry of Finance. The e...