IWR News and Press, iShares Russell Mid-Cap From 07/08/24

2024-07-08 09:35:48 ET More on Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Why I Converted My QQQ Position To QQQM QQQM: A Superior Iteration Of An All-Star ETF QQQM: Tech Stocks Continue To Churn (Rating Downgrade) Goldman’s Pasquariello: 'It is now a good time to tap the...

2024-07-08 08:35:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 had a strong week to start the calendar quarter for 2024-Q3. The GDPNow tool's forecast for real GDP growth rate in 2024-Q2 has more than halved over the past two weeks. The CME Group's FedWatch Tool forecasts the Fed will hold th...

2024-07-08 07:55:00 ET Summary The S&P Global US composite PMI was a little less than expected but above 50 at 51.6 while the ISM manufacturing PMI was slightly less than expected at 48.5. Construction spending, which has been an economic bright spot for at least the last year...

2024-07-08 07:05:00 ET Summary The dollar is narrowly mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies today. The euro is little changed, holding on to last week's gains, after the surprising French election results. The Japanese yen has given back its initial gains, and t...

2024-07-08 06:30:00 ET Summary The big banks start reporting next Friday, July 12th, ’24. The June CPI and PPI data are also due this week. The forward 4-quarter estimate jumped $9 this week as the old quarter (Q2 ’24-Q1 ’25) fell off and new quarter was added...

2024-07-07 16:00:00 ET Summary Q3 is off to a great start. July is likely to close higher, as is H2. The bullish bias remains, but buying over 5550 is asking for trouble. Exhaustion signals are mounting up in multiple timeframes and a dip back to 5440 support looks due. A ...

2024-07-07 06:15:00 ET Summary S&P 500 rally driven by concentrated index names and volatility dispersion trade. Surge in stock prices, call volumes, and implied volatility seen in Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla, and Meta. Volatility dispersion trades around earnings s...

2024-07-07 04:41:16 ET Summary Monetary policy is represented by a chart showing a 65.7% increase in the monetary base from February 2020 to May 2024. The M2 money stock has also increased in a similar pattern during this time period. The chart effectively illustrates the curr...

2024-07-06 08:35:00 ET Summary With the June employment data out of the way, the focus this week shifts back to prices, with the CPI and PPI on tap. The Dollar Index was turned down from the 106.00 area early last week after losing some momentum into the quarter-end. Given the...

2024-07-06 06:50:00 ET Summary Job growth has slowed from the frenetic pace after the lockdowns and labor shortages, back to the normal pace of the Good Times. The total number of payroll jobs at employers rose to 158.6 million, a year-over-year increase of 2.61 million jobs. ...