PLW News and Press, Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF From 05/09/23

2023-05-09 02:10:00 ET Summary Central bank hiking cycles in the developed world are slowly but surely coming to an end, raising the question of whether they have pulled off a soft landing. On the face of it, the answer to this question is a resounding no. Interest rates in Europe...

2023-05-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The stocks were fairly stable on Monday but started to sell off on Tuesday on rumors about the health of other west coast banks. One of the big macro fears coming out of the banking crisis is the effect on commercial real estate. It is hard to sa...

2023-05-09 00:25:00 ET Summary Last week saw the FOMC make one-and-one-half decisions on Wednesday, followed two days later with the release of the most recent jobs data. In commenting on the statement at the post-meeting press conference, Chairman Powell was emphatic that the Com...

2023-05-08 19:59:00 ET Summary After more than 10 years providing guidance in both words and actions, central banks now feel forced to abandon this approach and set policy purely in response to economic data. Portfolios that have recognized the change in landscape and actively man...

2023-05-08 11:50:00 ET Summary Financial cracks from rate hikes have led to jitters over commercial real estate. Yet, granularity is key. We see opportunities in some U.S. industrial properties. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause may follow last week’s rate hike. Yet, job...

2023-05-08 05:38:00 ET Summary While the US government is not currently adding to the national debt due to being up against the debt ceiling, it is working overtime trying to keep the government afloat. Given the current debt ceiling saga, the total debt add for the current calend...

2023-05-08 03:00:00 ET Summary The unfolding banking crisis ensures tighter credit for an economy already downshifting. Stocks (and other asset markets) feast on distorted low market yields. The system faces an extremely challenging adjustment period. Today's banking crisis is...

2023-05-07 11:38:00 ET Summary Both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank met this week to set policy interest rates, each hiking their targets by 25 basis points. That's where the similarities end: the Fed signaled it probably won’t hike rates again this cycle,...

2023-05-07 05:11:00 ET Summary Investors expect that they’ve now seen the last rate hike in this hiking cycle, and for rate cuts to begin as soon as July. For rate cuts to be in the cards, the Fed will need to see a desperately struggling economy or a financial crisis - not...

2023-05-06 02:00:00 ET Summary There is a thread running between the three crises being felt in the US right now. There are a number of indicators that we can track to help assess where we are and where we are likely to get to. The genesis of bank stresses in part reflects the...