RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 11/21/23

2023-11-21 00:32:00 ET Summary Inflation will come back and if history is any guide, it will be higher in the next cycle than this one. The short-term trends of the 10-year Treasury note rate and the US dollar have changed to negative. Stocks and REITs have been hampered by ri...

2023-11-19 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets extended their rebound to a third-straight week as benchmark interest rates dipped on economic data and corporate earnings reports showing a more distinct cooldown in economic activity. Gaining for a third-straight week and extend...

2023-11-16 08:05:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has massively outperformed REITs in recent years. But we expect this outperformance to soon reverse. I explain why I expect REITs to easily beat the S&P 500 going forward. Co-produced by David Ksir The S&am...

2023-11-13 09:00:00 ET Summary Following the best week of the year, U.S. equity markets were mixed this week as interest rates rebounded from the prior week's plunge after Fed officials pushed back on market optimism. Posting gains in nine out of ten sessions since dipping into "c...

2023-11-08 09:11:00 ET Summary The second half of the year, starting June 30th, you saw the long end of the curve start to go up as interest rates started to normalize. During periods of extreme uncertainty, you have to rely on diversification, particularly diversification to asse...

2023-11-05 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity and bond markets posted their best week of the year after employment data showed early evidence of the long-elusive cooldown in labor markets. After dipping into "correction territory" last Friday, the S&P 500 posted five straight day...

2023-10-31 10:00:00 ET Summary At the halfway point of earnings season, REIT earnings results have been stronger than expected - and certainly stronger than the recent dismal share price performance of REITs would indicate. Of the 40 equity REITs that have provided updated full-ye...

2023-10-29 09:30:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets remained under pressure this week despite a retreat in benchmark interest rates as concerns over Middle East instability offset economic data showing decent growth and moderating inflation. Posting its worst October in five-years ...

2023-10-27 04:30:00 ET Summary REITs derive the majority of their revenue as rental income from tenants who sign leases on the space the REIT owns. As of September 30, 2023, the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Index was 25% below its peak established on December 31, 2021. In summa...

2023-10-22 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped on a turbulent week as benchmark interest rates swelled to fresh multi-decade highs after Fed Chair Powell left open the possibility of additional Fed rate hikes. Following two weeks of modest gains, the S&P 500 slumpe...