RYE News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy From 03/23/21

We spoke with Strategas Chief Investment Strategist Jason Trennert on why his team is bullish on the market despite recent volatility and key unknowns like interest rates, inflation, and tax policy. Trennert says they are not overly worried about long-term rates, especially when they&...

Many macro and political overhangs lifted by the end of Q4, with optimism about the re-opening economy driving Energy sector gains. Value sectors like Energy shined as the economy rebounded, and small cap and cyclical sectors became market leaders. With rising inflation, midstream...

The big question for investors at the moment is whether the 11-year old bull market is ending or is this just a “pause that refreshes?”. While the market could indeed bounce in the short-term, the decline in “money flows,” and the convergence of “sel...

Here is the thing that's worrying me the most. I don't like it when others get really bulled up. The tech bubble bust is in its early infancy. Energy stocks are still pretty ridiculous to be priced here. For further details see: What Are My Worries And Where Are We H...

On a year to date basis, again, energy is the top-performing sector up 31.7% followed by financials, communication services, industrials and materials. Year to date, technology continues to slip in performance and is now negative for the year down .7%. The economic data also suppo...

There are some extraordinary things that are going on that we have not seen in a long, long time. As we think about what the implications for portfolio construction are, we first need to ask ourselves what is the role of the different asset classes in the portfolio. What if inflat...

The big news of the week was the spike in interest rates, which according to the press reports I read, "came out of nowhere". Last week's economic reports were mostly positive and better than expected. US stocks took a breather last week but global stocks managed a small gain. ...

Crude futures already climbed above $61/bbl, but natural gas prices rose another 1.8% overnight, after Texas Governor Greg Abbott banned sales of the state's natural gas beyond its borders. Among those set to cash in on skyrocketing prices is Comstock Resources (CRK), which is ahead by 4% in ...

Risk assets continued their historic run last week with EM equities and commodities leading the way. Bonds sold off as the 10-year Treasury note yield broke above 1.20% for the first time since the lows last spring. The 10-year TIPS yield closed the week at 1.02%, near the all-tim...

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...