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2024-07-30 13:10:00 ET Summary Why there's a rotation out of big tech. The unwinding of the macro trade and the rise of small-caps. Do small-cap earnings support their current share prices? Small-cap stocks have been among the biggest beneficiaries of market rotation...

2024-07-26 16:00:00 ET Summary The divergence between the Magnificent Seven and the other 493 companies in the S&P 500 Index continued during the second quarter, with the forming gaining nearly 18% while the latter declined by about 1%. For the second straight quarter, fixed i...

2024-07-25 03:20:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 enjoyed a solid start to the year, fueled by the Federal Reserve embracing optimism about inflation without sacrificing growth. As investors look toward the second half of 2024 and into 2025, the resilience of the U.S. economy should ...

2024-07-20 01:15:00 ET Summary The economic strength that has delayed Fed cuts should support a positive backdrop for corporate earnings. The narrowness of market gains remains a concern, with the equity rally seemingly hostage to the performance of Magnificent 7 technology stocks...

2024-07-18 13:40:00 ET Summary Can U.S. markets continue to outperform? Why U.S. markets have strayed "pretty far into overvalued territory". The sector rotation out of big tech and into smaller-caps. Shares of big tech have been losing steam recently after pushing U.S. ...

2024-07-17 07:00:00 ET Summary The reordering of US election outcomes led to a bear steepening in US treasuries. The global easing cycle kicked off with the European Central Bank, Bank of Canada, Riksbank, and Swiss National Bank all beginning interest rate cuts. Financial mar...

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...

2024-07-13 00:30:00 ET Summary US inflation data caused a significant selloff in US mega-cap tech stocks and a shift towards riskier areas of the market. The ECB interest rate decision is expected to bring no change, but the bank lending survey may shed light on the impact of high...

2024-07-06 03:38:00 ET Summary We received a few more data points this week, validating the increasingly consensus view that the economy is slowing. Attention now shifts to the corporate sector, with the second quarter earnings season getting underway next week. It would be ni...

2024-07-04 02:35:00 ET Summary Understanding country, industry and stock concentrations in global equities today is important to monitor risk, interpret what is driving markets and form expectations of market opportunities. US stocks account for over three-quarters of the top 250 ...