IWR News and Press, iShares Russell Mid-Cap From 07/16/24

2024-07-16 07:30:00 ET Summary Velocity of money - the speed at which money flows through the economy is often tied to speculation about the future of inflation. Today, small businesses are suffering the most pain of cost increases since larger enterprises have a lot more ability ...

2024-07-16 02:55:00 ET Summary The performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight index (SPXEW) as of Thursday was up 1.17% on the day. Look at the S&P 500, which is weighted by market cap, down 0.88% as of the close on Thursday. What we saw on Thursday in both the NASDAQ 100...

2024-07-16 02:20:00 ET Summary Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in his Senate appearance that he was encouraged by evidence of cooler inflation and that more “good data” would help get the Fed to where it wants to be. Powell also said the environment for rate cuts is ...

2024-07-15 23:19:55 ET Summary Implied volatility skew and low VIX signal complacent markets, potential for larger correction than previous drawdowns. Factors such as yield curve inversion, devaluation of Japanese yen, and resulting potential macro headwinds indicate the need for ...

2024-07-15 13:20:00 ET Summary Consumer spending drives just under 60% of Canadian GDP growth, and consumer spending fell across all categories in June–discretionary and essential. Fewer Canadians have renovated their homes amid a sluggish housing sector, while food service...

2024-07-15 11:20:00 ET Summary The CPI for June came in lower than expected. Inflation fell 0.1% in June, and for the trailing 12 months it came in at 3.0%. The annual increase for the core CPI rate was the smallest since April 2021. While not yet at the Fed’s 2% long-term ...

2024-07-15 09:50:00 ET Summary The Consumer Price Index actually fell in June by 0.1%, but the year-over-year change was still 3%, a full percent higher than the Fed’s target. The Producer Price Index was a negative surprise, with a headline reading of +0.2% and a core read...

2024-07-15 08:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 notched its 37th record high on Wednesday of last week. The best-performing groups last week were the small caps. The Goldilocks scenario would be a continuation of the broadening out to include small and mid-caps, while still kee...

2024-07-15 08:40:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index closed out the week at 5,615.35, some 0.9% higher than it finished the preceding week. The biggest market-moving story of the week came on that day as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell testified during his second day of congre...

2024-07-15 08:30:01 ET Summary Following a cooler than expected CPI print, the Russell 2000 had third-best day relative to S&P 500 on record, with SmallCap/Value outperforming Growth. Expectation of lower Fed rates are driving SmallCap/Value outperformance, supported also by a...