REK News and Press, ProShares Short Real Estate From 11/07/21

U.S. equity markets advanced for the fifth-straight week as encouraging employment data, dovish Federal Reserve commentary, and surprising election results powered the major averages to fresh record highs. Closing the week on a seven-day winning streak, the S&P 500 gained 2.0...

The recent run higher in the Sharpe ratio for the Global Market Index finally reversed in October. Risk-adjusted performance has slipped, but GMI's rebound in October lifted it to a new record high. GMI is useful as a baseline to begin research on asset allocation and portfolio de...

The long-run risk premium forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded in October, edging up to 6.1%, based on revised numbers through last month. The new estimate is calculated in terms of the projected return over the “risk-free” rate, according to a risk-based...

US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and stocks posted the strongest returns for the major asset classes in October - by wide margins. US REITs surged 7.7% last month, reversing September’s sharp decline. The recovery puts American property shares in the lead for 2021 with ...

U.S. equity markets advanced for the fourth straight week on strong corporate earnings reports while investors expressed relief over continued setbacks and cuts in the Biden Administration's tax-and-spending agenda. The fate of trillions of dollars of government spending and tax hikes...

Rising rates emerged as one of Q3’s main concerns, as bond yields rose to levels not seen since earlier in the year. Latest headline inflation data is beginning to level off after the initial dramatic rise in the first half of 2021. Elevated inflation is filtering into the ...

Mortgage REITs - which endured punishing declines of 50-70% during the peak of the pandemic - have rallied back from the brink since mid-2020 to within shouting distance of record highs. The pandemic-driven wave of dividend cuts has given way to a frenzy of dividend hikes this year wi...

Many investors are panicking and concerned about their REITs as the 10-year Treasury Yield continues to rise. We think these fears are largely overblown, as REITs have actually outperformed in past periods of higher interest rates. Not only are higher interest rates not a threat, ...

Historically, REITs have done the worst during times of rising interest rates and slowing economic growth. Well, it appears increasingly likely that that's what we are facing. This could have drastic and negative implications for a number of REITs, and therefore, it is more import...

U.S. equity markets rallied to their best week since July as a strong start to corporate earnings season and a solid slate of economic data temporarily eased investor jitters over potential stagflation. Rebounding for the second-straight week following a rough September, the S&am...