LGOV News and Press, First Trust Long Duration Opportunities From 07/08/24

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...

2024-07-05 21:10:00 ET Summary Despite economic uncertainty, markets rallied in the first half of 2024, driven by expected Fed rate cuts and surging AI stocks. The second half of the year is likely to be largely characterized by potential Fed rate cuts, bond market stabilization, ...

2024-07-03 23:15:00 ET Summary The global economic order, once regarded as immutable, is now rapidly changing, affecting every facet of life and spanning the arc of history. The transition from a fundamentally deflationary world to an inflationary one is also disruptive. Today...

2024-07-03 08:15:00 ET Summary Alpinum Investment Management is a Swiss asset manager whose key areas of expertise include. traditional and alternative credit investments, direct lending and hedge funds. The global economy is demonstrating resilience, especially for the US, China ...

2024-07-03 05:10:00 ET Summary Crescat is a global macro asset management firm. We develop tactical investment themes based on proprietary value-driven models. Our mission is to grow and protect wealth by capitalizing on the most compelling macro themes of our time. Many will argu...

2024-07-02 15:05:00 ET Summary The U.S. economy has not entered a recession despite the inverted yield curve, which historically predicted recessions, and this may be due to the relatively solid labor market setting. The monthly Employment Situation report and the initial jobless ...

2024-07-02 09:25:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index surged +3.5% for the month. Despite the looming presidential election this November and the recent debate, the stock market has continued on a +56% bull market tear since the October 2023-low, eight months ago. The job and i...

2024-07-01 14:20:00 ET Summary Every multi-year bull market in U.S. history eventually becomes overheated with above-average inflation. This is followed by a choppy, dramatic slowdown during which inflation unevenly declines while GDP growth decelerates and eventually goes negative. ...

2024-07-01 08:20:00 ET Summary Energy stocks were the best performer of the week, up 2.4% as crude oil rose 1%. On a sector basis, only three sectors beat the index this quarter, and all of them are AI-related in some way. Diversified strategies and the S&P 500 really star...

2024-06-30 12:50:00 ET Summary The first half of 2024 is drawing to a close today, and we have one more half year to go. The first six months of the year were perhaps most notable for steadily weaning the bond market off its fantasies of multiple rate cuts. All else being equa...