RZG News and Press, Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Growth From 06/21/22

Federal Reserve and government officials who insist a soft landing is possible are really asking, "Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?". The next thing investors hear may be the sound of something breaking as financial markets stay stressed and the real economy deteriorates fu...

Invesco SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (RZG) - $0.3164. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.63% as of June 17. Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 22; ex-div June 21. For further details see: Invesco SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.3164

The Fed almost always follows and is reactive, not anticipative. Inflation leads from food and energy. Fed policies have little effect on these. There’s a long way to go before the Fed and markets will see a lasting positive outcome. Meanwhile, there will be false “r...

Oil prices are in the triple digits and gas prices at the pump are near record levels too. The only equity market sector that has generated a positive return this year is the energy sector. The current market environment is certainly one of the most difficult ones navigated by inv...

The Federal Reserve panicked last week and spooked investors into the worst week for stocks since the onset of COVID in March 2020. For bonds to rally, we need rates to fall and that will only come with better inflation news and/or weaker economic data. It is a very uncertain time...

Starting a new week with US markets unplugged today offers a moment to review the bear market progress to date. Theoretically, 60% equity and 40% bond benchmark accounts are -20% year to date (assuming 100% reinvestment of all income with no fees or withdrawals). Remember, the ave...

Markets suffered a clean sweep of losses last week. Tightening monetary policy at a time of slowing economic growth is raising fears that a US recession is lurking. Commodities remain the only slice of the major asset classes posting a gain for the trailing one-year period. ...

Last week, there was only one stock price index which rose out of all the S&P 500 indices. The Atlanta Fed’s current GDP reading may soon indicate a flat or contraction estimate, with a possible confirmation by the Federal Reserve on July 28th. The concern bridging the ...

The Fed raised rates by 0.75% yesterday to 1.50% and plans to continue raising rates to at least 2.5% in the next few months. Quantitative Tightening, or QT, is continuing at its announced pace also. While the Fed’s move was hawkish to say the least, this was all expected, ...

Are we heading for a recession? What even is a recession? Is the macro data supportive? For further details see: A Rising Risk Of Recession?