RXI News and Press, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary From 12/07/21

As a discrete data point, and when compared to 2020, more consumers did shop in stores than online. How consumers experience the physical store now will determine how they use it going forward – especially as the online shopping experience continues to improve. According to...

New Covid-19 variant from South Africa caused an emergency meeting of WHO that spooked the financial markets on “Black Friday,” putting a damper on the biggest retail sales day of the calendar year. The good news is that even though the ETF spread widened for DVY on Frid...

For the week ending Nov. 21, the average promotional discount was 33.4%, compared with two months prior at 37.0%. Due to inflation, several retailers are already dealing with higher COGS. They are concerned about inflation and the supply chain crisis. The Census Bureau reported th...

Treasury yields rose initially on news that Fed Chair Powell has the nod for a second term. Breadth is brutal beneath the euphoric surface, with many former retail darlings tumbling into well-deserved repricing cycles. The U.S. dollar has been rising against the basket of global c...

Both Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group are typical “bubble stocks.” Many investors clearly think that Lucid and Rivian are “the next Tesla,” and therefore they will race up in price to have similar market valuations. Due to an acute shortage of lithium-ion ...

Investors in 2022 should prepare themselves for lower rates of S&P 500 EPS and revenue growth. It’s a “return-to-normal” market. Financial sector EPS growth is negative since reserve releases are probably expected to be much lower in 2022. Energy and Basic...

If my assumption is correct, the COVID-19 crisis pushed the global markets into a 6+ month Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasonal cycle. My belief is the COVID-19 crisis created a full Kondratieff Seasonal rotation in the global markets. As we explore the Kondratieff Seasonal cycles ...

Supply chain bottlenecks are hitting sectors including labor, microchips and housing. Some of these disruptions will be around for the longer term, and investors should think about what they mean for portfolios. ETFs can help provide diversified, low-cost access to targeted sector...

Wednesday's October retail sales report showed a strong retail sales increase, month over month (MoM) of 1.7% and a year over year (YoY) increase of 16.3%. Quarterly earnings reports are peaking and inflation is creating a favorable variance to reported earnings for companies. In ...

October data for the labor market and the industrial sector continue to paint a bright profile of recovery in absolute and relative terms vs. previous economic expansions. The good news is that the labor market is still rebounding at the strongest pace relative to previous US expansio...