ROBT News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF From 04/11/24

2024-04-11 06:13:00 ET Summary Are we in a new demand cycle for tech hardware as the COVID-era PC- and smartphone-purchase boom hits the first leg of its replacement cycle? And will AI-enabling devices act as a tailwind? If so, how can investors benefit? AI presents a second avenu...

2024-04-08 09:00:00 ET Summary Looking forward, our base case is that the Fed engineers a soft landing and starts to normalize policy rates in the second half of the year. In recent quarters, large-cap technology has outperformed in both higher and lower rate regimes. The weig...

2024-04-05 09:05:00 ET Summary Three mega-forces seem set to dominate the investment landscape for the next decade or longer, with major implications for the macro regime and portfolio design. Each of these far-reaching forces - climate change, demographics and deglobalization - i...

2024-04-05 05:15:00 ET Summary As bond yields continued to grind higher on the back of a still-resilient economy and upside risks to inflation, equity markets have seen a rotation in leadership. YTD, US equities have been led by momentum, quality, and growth. While we acknowle...

2024-04-05 04:30:00 ET Summary The stock market is partying like it is 2008 even at a time of high interest rates and of growing geopolitical, financial system, and trade risks to the economic recovery. The general indication of partying markets are stretched equity valuations and...

2024-04-04 16:25:00 ET Summary Too many companies with solid earnings growth haven’t been rewarded in narrow equity markets. That may be about to change. The market’s resilience reflects a potential turning point for equity investors, in our view. Our research in...

2024-04-03 13:45:00 ET Summary Nearly 100% of US equity valuations are at or near all-time record overpricings, while many reliable signals of upcoming market behavior have approached or surpassed all-time record extremes. Investors are ignoring these extremes in the market. In th...

2024-04-02 06:20:00 ET Summary With inflation and interest rates in transition, it's time to take a fresh look at the forces driving business models, profitability and equity returns. Higher inflation puts a premium on real returns - the amount of return investors can generate abo...

2024-03-26 00:45:00 ET Summary We see falling inflation, nearing interest rate cuts and solid corporate earnings supporting cheery risk sentiment. We tweak our tactical views and stay pro-risk. U.S. stocks hit record highs last week and 10-year yields fell as the Fed stuck with pl...

2024-03-22 13:17:57 ET Looking ahead to the second quarter of 2024, BlackRock suggested Friday that stocks appear well positioned to outperform both bonds and cash. While warning that investors should remain selective, the firm also spotlighted the potential driver AI represents.... R...