QQXT News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index Fd From 03/30/23

2023-03-30 09:14:00 ET Summary Ongoing strength in the labor market and consumer sector are on the short list of reasons why a number of forecasters have been surprised. ETI and EMI are comprised of 14 indicators that capture a broad measure of US economic activity and are include...

2023-03-28 09:56:00 ET Summary The overall systemic risk to financial markets from stresses in the banking sector appears contained, making a repeat of the 2008 crisis unlikely. Many global central banks reaffirmed their commitment to taming inflation by announcing additional rate...

2023-03-27 11:20:00 ET Summary Central banks confront the growth-inflation trade-off, with the Federal Reserve seeing recession but no rate cuts. We agree - and prefer inflation-linked bonds. Bank stocks remained under pressure last week. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield slid furt...

2023-03-27 09:20:00 ET Summary While the final Q4 ’22 GDP estimate and the GDP deflator will get a lot of lip service, the big data point this week will be Friday’s PCE deflator data for February ’23. While Jay Powell is saying the Fed funds rate reductions ar...

2023-03-27 08:00:00 ET Summary I don’t think there is a financial reason to withdraw your funds from a small bank, especially if your deposits are below the FDIC limit. The fall in interest rates due to economic growth concerns has seen investors shift back to the assets th...

2023-03-25 07:41:00 ET First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund ( NASDAQ: QQXT ) - $0.2169 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.84% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust NASDAQ-1...

2023-03-25 01:37:00 ET Summary Many “recession indicators” are ringing alarm bells, from inverted yield curves to various manufacturing and production indexes. While the market is starting to price in just one additional rate hike by the Fed, the “lag effect&#...

2023-03-23 06:28:00 ET Summary In a closely watched decision, the Fed lifted its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5% at the conclusion of its March policy meeting. We almost always know what the Fed is going to do on announcement day because the dat...

2023-03-23 06:00:58 ET Summary Powell's remarks were generally hawkish. In particular, he pushed back against expectations of a pivot later in 2023. Yellen's remarks threw cold water on hopes for a quick and decisive extension of insurance guarantees for all US deposits. The c...

2023-03-21 15:02:00 ET Summary Six weeks ago, a recession forecasting model developed by a U.S. Federal Reserve analyst predicted the probability of recession in the U.S. would soon rise above 50%. Assuming the Fed follows through on hiking the Federal Funds Rate by another 0.25% ...