PSCI News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio From 04/23/22

We believe the conflict in Ukraine may turn out to be less critical for equity markets than the upcoming turn we anticipate in the economic growth cycle. In the near term, we expect the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) to continue to recover from its March trough. We expect the dis...

People are seeing the fragility of supply chains, leading to a policy shift toward regionalization, and that could create new winners and losers among industrials. Efficiency, in many ways, is at the heart of industrial companies’ value proposition, and we believe this should k...

Total industrial capacity utilization increased 0.7 points to 78.3 percent from 77.7 percent in February, the highest since January 2019. Manufacturing output is at its highest level since July 2008 and is 2.9 percent above its December 2019 pre-pandemic level. Over the last 12 mo...

The latest release of the Richmond Fed’s index saw the composite reading rise by 12 points to 13 rather than the modest single-point increase that was expected. The one-month swing in the composite index was on the large side relative to the report’s history. Given t...

Invesco SmallCap Industrials ETF (PSCI) - $0.1314. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.51% as of March 18. Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 22; ex-div March 21. For further details see: Invesco SmallCap Industrials ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.1314

Total industrial capacity utilization increased 0.3 points to 77.6% from 76.3% in January, the highest since March 2019. Manufacturing output – about 74% of total output – posted a more robust 1.2% increase for the month. All other industries combined (total excludin...

Almost every commodity rose in prices last week, as did the dollar. Those two factors - rising dollar and rising commodity prices - mean the likelihood of recession in the coming year has risen significantly in just the last week. There was considerable volatility in stocks last week,...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the biggest conventional military attack in Europe since World War II, has wide-ranging implications for economies and markets around the world. Disruptions from this war and the higher energy prices that result could significantly dampen Europe&#x...

Recent weakness in industrial stocks suggests that the cycle is peaking. A combination of a long-term rotation out of tech stocks and a cyclical downturn is likely to result in a crash. Capital goods stocks are the core of industrials and they are declining across the board. H...

According to the Census Bureau’s latest report for the month of January 2022, seasonally adjusted sales by mostly online operators skyrocketed by 14.5% from December 2021. Census reported a huge increase in retail across most segments. Total retail sales were up an enormous 3.7...