PST News and Press, ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury From 12/20/23

2023-12-20 09:59:00 ET Summary Markets are becoming increasingly confident that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in 2024. The first cut is expected at the March 20 monetary policy meeting. The US Treasury market is also forecasting rate cuts in the near term, ...

2023-12-20 09:05:00 ET Summary Fed Chair Jay Powell said that the Fed believes we are at or near peak rates for this cycle and that additional hikes are unlikely. ECB President Christine Lagarde said future decisions will ensure that rates "will be set at sufficiently restrictive ...

2023-12-20 03:08:00 ET Summary In recent years, investors prospered by selling stocks and going to cash in early 2019, avoiding the eventual market downturn and recession in 2020. Since November, the run-up in asset prices has been stunning. Such is particularly the case given the...

2023-12-20 02:20:00 ET Summary The importance of diversification in the year ahead. Why the final stretch in the inflation fight may be the toughest. Why equity volatility could be on the rise. As the U.S. Fed signals numerous rate cuts could be on the way in 2024,...

2023-12-19 07:45:00 ET Summary CPI rose by 0.1% in November and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 0.3% in November and 4% in the past 12 months. The Fed will keep rates steady until inflation approaches 2%. The ECB followed the Fed’...

2023-12-19 06:05:00 ET Summary Asset markets leaped last week as the US Fed held monetary policy unchanged for the 5th consecutive month, having hiked last in July. The bond market traditionally leads stock markets at turning points. Government bond prices tend to fall while c...

2023-12-19 05:30:00 ET Summary The recent rally in the stock market flowing from what almost appeared to be a victory lap on the part of Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives the impression inflation has been vanquished. Many market pundits have taken this to mean upward momentum is not r...

2023-12-18 02:30:00 ET Summary The marketplace has received all the confirmation it needs to be convinced that the Fed doesn't want to actually tighten conditions. Inflation will ebb and flow - and right now, it's ebbing after the biggest spike in decades. Powell Wednesday ess...

2023-12-16 07:10:00 ET Summary Speculative bubbles collapse when investor psychology shifts from speculation to risk-aversion. The uniformity of market internals is a key gauge of speculative psychology and market conditions. Current market internals remain divergent, indicati...

2023-12-16 03:00:00 ET Summary Fed Chair Jay Powell's recent pivot suggests that three rate cuts of 0.25 percent each are now the base case for the Fed's planning purposes. The unexpected pivot has led to a surge in investable assets and positive seasonal vibes in the market. ...