QQQ News and Press, PowerShares QQQ Trust Ser 1 From 07/15/24

2024-07-15 11:20:00 ET Summary The CPI for June came in lower than expected. Inflation fell 0.1% in June, and for the trailing 12 months it came in at 3.0%. The annual increase for the core CPI rate was the smallest since April 2021. While not yet at the Fed’s 2% long-term ...

2024-07-15 09:50:00 ET Summary The Consumer Price Index actually fell in June by 0.1%, but the year-over-year change was still 3%, a full percent higher than the Fed’s target. The Producer Price Index was a negative surprise, with a headline reading of +0.2% and a core read...

2024-07-15 08:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 notched its 37th record high on Wednesday of last week. The best-performing groups last week were the small caps. The Goldilocks scenario would be a continuation of the broadening out to include small and mid-caps, while still kee...

2024-07-15 08:30:01 ET Summary Following a cooler than expected CPI print, the Russell 2000 had third-best day relative to S&P 500 on record, with SmallCap/Value outperforming Growth. Expectation of lower Fed rates are driving SmallCap/Value outperformance, supported also by a...

2024-07-15 07:15:00 ET Summary A new Trump term would likely bring a flurry of change and activity, whereas a second Biden term is more likely to see a more predictable consolidation of first-term legislative initiatives. On trade and tariffs, we see the clearest signal of all tha...

2024-07-15 06:58:00 ET Summary As North American activity is about to begin, the dollar is mostly little changed. Outside of Hong Kong and Taiwan, most Asia Pacific equities advanced. European benchmark 10-year yields are mostly 1-3 bps softer, while the 10-year Treasury yield...

2024-07-15 06:26:24 ET Summary CPI MoM inflation data on Thursday delivered the first decline in the rate of inflation since May 2020, fueling tremendous investor optimism. Market skew at historic levels with record divergence between S&P 500 market cap/equal weight since 2008...

2024-07-15 04:23:34 ET Financial markets are reopening following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. A bullet that grazed the former president's ear, and could have had a very different result, is still making headlines, amid calls for u...

2024-07-15 02:53:00 ET Summary US stocks have seen significant gains in 2024, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs leading the way following a strong start to the second half. Small- and mid-cap equities have lagged behind, with S&P Mid-Cap 400 and Russell 2000 ETFs showing lo...

2024-07-14 06:15:00 ET Summary The Implied correlation index is at a historic low, indicating stocks trading independently. Rising realized volatility levels in S&P 500 may lead to increased implied volatility risks. S&P 500 technically overextended and fundamentally o...