PKB News and Press, Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction From 11/18/23

2023-11-18 00:30:00 ET Summary The NAHB's Housing Market Index dropped to 34 in November and is only three points above the low from last December. The month-over-month declines across the report were historically large with the six-point drop in the headline index ranking in the ...

2023-11-13 09:00:00 ET Summary Following the best week of the year, U.S. equity markets were mixed this week as interest rates rebounded from the prior week's plunge after Fed officials pushed back on market optimism. Posting gains in nine out of ten sessions since dipping into "c...

2023-11-10 00:18:00 ET Summary The Fed last hiked rates in July and since then financial and credit conditions have tightened. While concerns about the outlook for demand are a key factor limiting the desire for companies to raise prices further, a more benign cost backdrop has al...

2023-11-07 20:10:00 ET Summary New home prices are trending downward. They're falling, but they are falling very slowly. The average 30-year conventional fixed-rate mortgage now has an interest rate approaching 8%. Mortgage rates have doubled since 2019. The relative affordabi...

2023-11-06 15:40:00 ET Summary The history of construction spending since 1993 reveals that this data tends to weaken prior to recessions. For a recent dip in Residential Construction attributed to the rise in mortgage rates, this indicator is charging higher. The COVID disrup...

2023-11-04 10:00:00 ET Summary Interest rates are higher than pre-COVID 19 and expected to stay high in the long term, which should support yields. Real estate equity prices have fallen since early 2022, so new loan collateral values will likely be lower than previous peaks. P...

2023-11-03 01:25:00 ET Summary The nonfarm payroll employment unexpectedly jumped in September. The increase of 336,000 was the largest since January, and it was accompanied by upward revisions to the prior two months. The 12-month trend rate for the overall price index for person...

2023-10-31 10:00:00 ET Summary At the halfway point of earnings season, REIT earnings results have been stronger than expected - and certainly stronger than the recent dismal share price performance of REITs would indicate. Of the 40 equity REITs that have provided updated full-ye...

2023-10-29 09:30:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets remained under pressure this week despite a retreat in benchmark interest rates as concerns over Middle East instability offset economic data showing decent growth and moderating inflation. Posting its worst October in five-years ...

2023-10-26 08:29:00 ET Summary Political Calculations' initial estimate of the market capitalization of new homes sold during the month of September 2023 is $30.62 billion. While September 2023's market cap is approaching the nominal, non-inflation adjusted peak from the housing b...