MDY News and Press, SPDR MidCap Trust Series I From 07/16/24

2024-07-16 13:58:00 ET Summary Why markets are focusing more on geopolitics than central banks now. Markets remain resilient, but investors appear to be more interested on sure bets now. Why this has become an active manager's market. Equity markets have rema...

2024-07-16 09:00:20 ET Summary MDCP is an actively managed ETF with a high-conviction portfolio of 29 stocks, overweight in industrials. MDCP quality metrics are excellent. MDCP history is too short to assess its potential. However, it has lagged a passively managed quality mi...

2024-07-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We think a transformation akin to past technological revolutions is gearing up. We keep leaning into risk and the AI theme while upgrading UK stocks. U.S. stocks hit a new record high last week while 10-year Treasury yields fell. Volatility in small ...

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...

2024-07-15 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 02:53:00 ET Summary US stocks have seen significant gains in 2024, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs leading the way following a strong start to the second half. Small- and mid-cap equities have lagged behind, with S&P Mid-Cap 400 and Russell 2000 ETFs showing lo...

2024-07-12 03:40:00 ET Summary Important earnings season ahead as investors look for signs that we are still in soft landing territory. Q2 S&P 500 EPS growth expected to come in at 8.8%, the highest rate in over two years. Banks on deck this week: JPM, C, WFC out Friday wi...

2024-07-11 12:20:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index closed sharply higher on Wednesday, rising to yet another record high. Forecasting S&P 500 returns based on earnings yield and dividend yield models continue to project modestly negative returns. What is clear is that fo...

2024-07-11 07:10:00 ET Summary The importance of quality stocks when building a portfolio. Can the current bull run continue? Why tech is still a key driver in the markets. U.S. equity markets have continued to test record highs this year. Even so, Vitali Mos...

2024-07-11 05:50:00 ET Summary The SP500 vs PMI, IndPro from Feb 1977 demonstrates the consistency of investor fears vs declines in the SP500 and the many recoveries large and small since. The PMI often declines when there is no decline in IndPro (Industrial Production that it is ...