IWS News and Press, iShares Russell Mid-cap Value From 06/29/24

2024-06-29 03:10:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of inflation came in at just 0.1% MoM, offering hope that the first quarter “hot” prints are firmly in the rear-view mirror. US consumer spending is also slowing, with first quarter growth s...

2024-06-29 00:10:00 ET Summary It’s labor force data week, with JOLTS due out Tuesday, ADP out on Wednesday, jobless claims out Thursday and the all-important June nonfarm payroll report will be out Friday. The unemployment report has risen from a low of 3.2% post-pandemic ...

2024-06-28 11:30:00 ET Summary As AUM in passive equity products surpassed the AUM in actively managed equity products in Q4 2023, some market observers raised concerns that this could impact the efficiencies of the equity markets around the world. The main reason for this concern...

2024-06-28 07:15:00 ET Summary The US dollar is narrowly mixed as North American participants prepare to return for the last session of the first half. The large bourses, but India, rose in the Asia Pacific region. Benchmark 10-year yields are 1-4 bps higher in Europe, and the...

2024-06-28 06:30:00 ET Summary We’ve had an economic boom of investment in AI, manufacturing and infrastructure over the past 18 months. Secular trends like electrification, AI, a space-based economy are real. Valuations for companies involved in equipment investment fo...

2024-06-28 06:15:00 ET Summary Historically, the US stock market, on average, has performed well in the early stages of a Federal Reserve easing cycle. The expectation of an easing cycle and the normalization of the yield curve could help to again broaden market participation. ...

2024-06-27 13:08:59 ET Summary The stock market is extraordinarily expensive. Beyond a few leading stocks, the market as a whole is not appreciating in value. If the global economy starts to slow down, a new bear market will arrive. Editor's note: Seeking Alpha...

2024-06-26 15:24:00 ET Summary Our base case scenario is for the U.S. economy to achieve a soft landing, but we still see a 35% probability of a recession over the next 12 months. Conditions are improving in most other developed economies, including in the eurozone, the UK, and Ja...

2024-06-26 14:06:37 ET Summary Shock inflation reports in Canada and Australia challenge previous expectations of controlled inflation. Market expectations for rate cuts in Canada have shifted following the hotter-than-expected CPI report. Rising inflation rates in Canada and ...

2024-06-26 11:54:00 ET Summary As we approach the end of the first half of 2024, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have risen by the mid-teens. However, the rally in the market has been extremely top-heavy and investor complacency is high given the myriad economic and geop...