RYE News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy From 02/10/21

After a dramatic year of volatility, the U.S. stock market ended 2020 at record highs. Can this momentum continue this year? ESG investments clearly outperformed in 2020. 2021 should be a year of much better cash flow for companies. For further details see: A Stock Picke...

Energy is starting to outperform tech once again. The recent hiatus is a healthy pause before the bull run resumes. By March, we think the outperformance of energy to tech will become more evident. This may coincide with the rapid drop in COVID-19 case counts globally. The other f...

Since August, Treasury yields have roughly doubled, albeit from an all-time low. Less positive is the shift in stock-bond correlations. Beta measures the extent an asset moves relative to a broad stock index and is a function of two components: the correlation and the ratio of vol...

2020 was a tumultuous year for oil markets, and energy markets more generally. For the oil market, the biggest uncertainty is the future path of demand. The change in US government leadership will also have important repercussions for the oil and gas industry. For further de...

Rising inflation expectations are becoming a key discussion point in 2021. Rates were already on an upward trajectory in Q4, but recent developments fast-tracked those concerns in the new year. For investors, the key question is whether rising inflation expectations actually materiali...

Hunter: the Keystone XL decision will be negative for TC Energy's growth profile. The TransMountain expansion construction is underway with a target completion date in 2022. The U.S. side of the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement project is expected to come into service in 2021. Fo...

European wind and solar markets are expected to provide solid growth in 2021. European utilities should be able to return to growth in 2021. Regional gas markets will be better supported over 2021. Tightening in the oil market is expected to continue over 2021. For furth...

Franklin Equity Group's Fred Fromm and Matt Adams see signs that increased demand for fossil fuels in select developing countries could offset any potential demand slump in developed countries such as the United States. They also explain why they think equity investors concerned about...

In a typical quarter, year-over-year (YoY) growth expectations decline by an average of 3.6 percentage points (ppts) from the start of the quarter to the start of earnings season. However, 20Q4 YoY earnings have increased by 1.5 ppts over this period to -10.3% by Jan. 1, 2021. Con...

Following the standards set by the Paris Accord, 30% of all oil on the planet will be left in the ground. Pressure has been placed on oil prices by an increasing focus on ESG factors. We have a non-trivial long exposure to energy through our currency positioning. For further...