QQQ News and Press, PowerShares QQQ Trust Ser 1 From 07/16/24

2024-07-16 07:30:00 ET Summary Velocity of money - the speed at which money flows through the economy is often tied to speculation about the future of inflation. Today, small businesses are suffering the most pain of cost increases since larger enterprises have a lot more ability ...

2024-07-16 07:00:00 ET Summary Small-cap stocks struggled in the first half of 2024 due to economic concerns and higher interest rates, lagging behind broader market indexes. The outlook for small caps in the second half depends on timely interest rate cuts and stable economic gro...

2024-07-16 02:55:00 ET Summary The performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight index (SPXEW) as of Thursday was up 1.17% on the day. Look at the S&P 500, which is weighted by market cap, down 0.88% as of the close on Thursday. What we saw on Thursday in both the NASDAQ 100...

2024-07-16 02:20:00 ET Summary Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in his Senate appearance that he was encouraged by evidence of cooler inflation and that more “good data” would help get the Fed to where it wants to be. Powell also said the environment for rate cuts is ...

2024-07-15 23:57:16 ET Summary Public debt in the United States is nearly $35 trillion, rising 23% in the last four years alone. Private debt in the United States totals almost $66 trillion. The debt buildup in the post-2007 period was most rapid in the federal government and ...

2024-07-15 23:19:55 ET Summary Implied volatility skew and low VIX signal complacent markets, potential for larger correction than previous drawdowns. Factors such as yield curve inversion, devaluation of Japanese yen, and resulting potential macro headwinds indicate the need for ...

2024-07-15 13:20:00 ET Summary Consumer spending drives just under 60% of Canadian GDP growth, and consumer spending fell across all categories in June–discretionary and essential. Fewer Canadians have renovated their homes amid a sluggish housing sector, while food service...

2024-07-15 11:47:11 ET Summary The Nasdaq 100 underperformed the Russell 2000 last week as traders sold off the winners and covered the shorts. The trigger was the below expectations CPI report, and the falling inflation usually accompanies the recessions. The QQQ bubble has n...

2024-07-15 11:46:30 ET Summary The Treasury curve was down 15 basis points at 2 years and was down 10 basis points at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread narrowed to negative 27 basis points this week compared to negative 3...

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 ...