MIDF News and Press, iShares MSCI USA Mid-Cap Multifactor ETF From 08/18/22

We expect inflation to moderate to a lower level than where it is now by the end of the year, but still be uncomfortably above the Federal Reserve target. I believe there’s a good case to be made for investors getting into the market now; we just need to debate how and where. ...

Many investors like to use price-to-earnings ratios as a short-hand valuation tool for both individual equities and the broad stock market. Today, the S&P 500 Index sports a price-to-earnings ratio of 21 on trailing 12 months’ operating earnings and 18 on analyst estimates ...

Even if inflation slows, the Fed is unlikely to step off the rate hike gas. Why it's time to beware of the bear market rally. Inflation or slowing growth, which is the bigger risk? Equity markets have been climbing their way back from the lows reached in June. Th...

When the market was overly bearish, we got the current rally to 4300SPX. The market is going to decide how it will take shape for the next 18 months over the coming 2-3 months. We are looking for a specific set-up to point us back up towards the 5500SPX potential again. ...

Stocks continued to grind higher on better-than-expected earnings from retailers Walmart and Home Depot. Lower-end consumers have weathered inflation much better than the bearish consensus expected. Their increase in wealth and income have proved to be sufficient offsets to higher...

Can you simply buy stocks at any price and assume you’ll enjoy long-term returns on the order of 10% annually over the long-term? In a nutshell, long-term investment returns are driven by precisely three factors: long-term growth in fundamentals, the annualized change in valuat...

Economic slowdown but no recession! That message comes from the latest employment report, service sector data, and Federal Reserve. While James Bullard and others currently directing the monetary policy regime suggest they can quell inflation with only an economic slowdown, history su...

After plunging more than 22% from the start of the year through mid-June, U.S. equities in July had their biggest rally since November 2020 amid earnings reports that were generally stronger than forecasted. Several major factors drove the sell-off in equities to start the year. C...

The latest headline number of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends for July came in at 89.9, up 0.4 from the previous month. The index is at the 8th percentile in this series. The uncertainty in the small business sector is climbing again as owners continue to manage historic infla...

The US has seen a rebound in manufacturing and industrial output, coupled with a decent performance from the consumer sector and net trade and inventories being less of a drag. These factors put together support our view of 3%+ GDP growth in 3Q. However, the housing market, a weak...