QVMS News and Press, Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-factor ETF From 11/08/22

Summary The headline index fell to 91.3 from last month’s reading of 92.1 versus expectations of 91.4. The headline index is now just off the bottom decile of readings, as most components are likewise historically depressed. Sales components have experienced far greater...

Summary The headline number for October came in at 91.3, down 0.8 from the previous month. The index is at the 10th percentile in this series. A decline in Small Business Sentiment was a long leading indicator for the previous two recessions. By Jill Mislinski ...

Summary The all-important market-moving CPI report is coming out Thursday. We need a cooler-than-expected CPI reading, or things could get ugly for the stock market. The S&P 500 is at a crucial inflection point, and a hot inflation print could send stocks crashing. In ...

Summary If August 2022's trade between the U.S. and China was defined by much stronger-than-expected exports flowing from the U.S. to China, September 2022's trade data is just as definable. Typically, the combined value of goods traded between the U.S. and China rises from August...

Summary Government transfers and COVID savings have allowed consumers to spend beyond their means, which has contributed to inflation and high corporate profits. Consumers are rapidly drawing down COVID savings and will need to reduce spending in the near future. This will eas...

Summary Today is Election Day. Since WWII, there has been a mid-term election cycle for the S&P 500 that commences in October and gains strength in November and December, so we should be just at the start of an impressive year-end rally. Above and beyond the special events awa...

Summary It's all about the history you don't know. We have been this way before, and rates and inflation were much worse. Historical fact does not matter. pessimism reigns supreme. Blood in the streets + horrible sentiment + attractive valuation = Time to be greedy. ...

Summary Rate hikes continue. Will the economy land softly? Based solely on the labor market, a soft landing is possible. But risks hide in dark corners. There was a soft economic landing in the early 2000s, but markets landed harshly. I believe history will rhyme. Some try...

Summary I was getting increasingly bearish starting November 2021. This was because the NASDAQ Composite hit a new high in November, which was not followed by the other two indices. Currently, the index flashing caution is the S&P 500, which on down days flirts with its histor...

Summary Global climate adjustment is falling behind in meeting the targets of limiting temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Developing economies vulnerable to climate change are likely to undertake concerted calls for "loss and damag...