PLW News and Press, Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF From 05/31/23

2023-05-31 12:55:00 ET Summary While the market prices in a much higher likelihood of a rate hike at the June meeting, there was some decent news on the inflation front. In this month’s update of the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence report, the inflation expect...

2023-05-31 12:05:00 ET Summary An acceleration of economic activity in the service sector would be most welcome under normal circumstances. Strength in the service sector is making the Fed’s inflation fight harder. The Fed has to take interest rates higher for longer if it ...

2023-05-30 22:30:00 ET Summary Inflation may not return to normal levels and could come in waves, similar to the 1970s, due to ongoing explosion in US national debt and soaring interest costs. Investors should prepare for a longer-term period of inflation by adjusting their portfo...

2023-05-30 12:00:00 ET Summary The traditional 60%/40% portfolio has definitely felt a drag from the bond side of the equation. Expected tech sector EPS growth remains pretty punk for 2023, even after Nvidia’s earnings last week. Technology as a sector does better when ...

2023-05-30 11:35:00 ET Summary Inflation has proven sticky, even as growth weakens. Markets are realizing that policy rates are set to stay higher for longer. We like quality in stocks and bonds. Tech stocks surged further last week even as debt ceiling talks spurred bouts of vola...

2023-05-30 04:41:00 ET Summary The economy continues to show remarkable resiliency. Markets have, in recent weeks, started to price in another rate hike and pushed rate cuts out to near the end of the year. Credit spreads improved last week and continue to trade less than the ...

2023-05-30 03:55:00 ET Summary The deal between President Biden and House leader McCarthy amounts to the removal of a tail risk for financial markets, that of a US default. A deal to raise the US debt ceiling increases selling pressure on Treasuries but will also result in tighter...

2023-05-29 13:45:00 ET Summary For over thirty years, warnings about the federal debt and annual deficits have come from those who insisted that running up huge debts would become a problem. They were right, but the time frame has proven to be much longer than most anticipated. Ma...

2023-05-29 11:05:00 ET Summary I just refreshed my favourite U.S. breakeven inflation chart and was surprised by how placid pricing has been. Although the 10-year breakeven inflation rate scooted upwards after the pandemic, it is below where it was pre-Financial Crisis, and roughl...

2023-05-29 08:35:00 ET Summary The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures changes in housing costs in ways that change slowly and arrive too late. A long data lag makes these overweighted housing inflation estimates misleading. If we look at “CPI less shelter,” the ...