IYY News and Press, iShares Dow Jones U.S. From 06/20/24

2024-06-20 09:31:22 ET Summary Nvidia is part of the "Magnificent 7" tech stocks driving market returns, but overvaluation poses risks for future shareholder returns. The market is heavily reliant on these tech stocks, with half of the S&P 500's returns coming from the Magnifi...

2024-06-20 07:25:00 ET Summary The Swiss National Bank surprised many with its second consecutive rate cut. Norway's central bank left policy on hold and warned that if the economy performs as expected, it does not anticipate a rate cut until next year. The US dollar is tradin...

2024-06-20 01:11:46 ET Summary Last week, the Fed maintained its view that rates would be cut this year. While the outcome was quite hawkish, I chose to look beyond this and ask what happens after they finally cut rates, so we can prepare. Since 1921, the Fed has initiated 22 ...

2024-06-20 00:20:00 ET Summary Last month, for instance, government employment was up 2.7 percent, year over year, while private employment was up on 1.6 percent. Growth in government jobs has been outpacing private employment (year over year) for the past fourteen months. The...

2024-06-19 23:32:28 ET Summary Retail sales declined in May and were downwardly revised for prior months, suggesting the consumer is in trouble. A better picture of consumer spending comes from the personal spending report that includes services, as well as goods. That picture...

2024-06-19 22:40:00 ET Summary Real Retail Sales are holding at an elevated level, very likely due to consumers being forced to abandon the many small retailers not reported. Industrial Production continues to move sideways at a level similar to prior peaks. The equity markets...

2024-06-19 01:27:46 ET Summary Macroeconomic insights for portfolio positioning. US Consumer data is holding up for now despite significant challenges like high interest rates, inflation and skyrocketing debt. Market indicators also continue to suggest bullish trends. The...

2024-06-18 12:30:00 ET Summary Picking a portfolio of currently attractive stocks is becoming more difficult around the world, both for the portfolio managers and business managers. This is emphasized by the media’s attention on popular indices, where a small number of stoc...

2024-06-18 09:15:00 ET Summary The internal health of the stock market has markedly deteriorated, giving way to a number of warning flags that could presage unfavourable performance in the short to medium term. Stock market breadth has fallen by the wayside as fewer and fewer part...

2024-06-18 08:45:00 ET Summary The Fed did not lower its inflation forecast based on the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index, and it raised its unemployment forecast to 4.1%. The Fed cannot fight market rates, so if Treasury yields go lower, the Fed may be forced to cut r...