RZG News and Press, Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Growth From 07/06/22

The odds for a technical recession appear to be very high. But a technical recession will not derail the Fed's mission to bring down inflation. The Fed will need to get the inflation rate below the nominal GDP growth rate. Don't be surprised if the US is in a technical r...

The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the total number of job openings in the economy decreased to 11.254 million in May. The number of private sector quits fell in May, coming in at 4.270 million, down from 4.327 million in April....

The Institute for Supply Management’s composite services index decreased to 55.3 percent in June, falling 0.6 points from 55.9 percent in the prior month. The services employment index declined in June, coming in at 47.4 percent, down from 50.2 percent in May. The latest In...

At the G7 meeting last week, the group agreed on banning Russian gold imports, while working on a mechanism to cap the price of Russian crude oil. Essentially, the G7 is trying to create a “buyer’s cartel” to set a cap on the price of Russian crude oil. After U.S....

A recession is not defined as two consecutive quarters of declining real GDP, though that’s a common rule of thumb. Real GDP dropped 1,6% in the first quarter of 2022. Second quarter estimates will be released in late July, with revisions in August and September as more data be...

Central bankers around the world acted in concert to combat inflation by quickly raising rates. Higher interest rates are toxic for both stocks and bonds. Wise investors understand economics and numbers can only go so far in explaining what is happening from day to day in the mark...

Spiking inflation, rising interest rates and growing fears of a US recession dominated global equity markets in the second quarter. The market shock reflects runaway inflation in several regions, which has fostered uncertainty and policy differences around the world. Cash flows ar...

A strong labor market is contributing to inflationary pressures. Critically, the working-age population is hardly growing at all in the U.S., and the 15-24 age cohort of new individuals entering the job market is slightly shrinking. There are signs that we may be seeing a very mod...

Earnings expectations have remained resilient across U.S., Europe, and Canada as we enter the second half of the year with most global benchmarks down 15-20%. At a high level, earnings dispersion is classified as ‘low’ with over half of the index having a value less than...

We are in an interesting junction in the MELA system as the interplay between the fall in the stock market and the economy may be reaching a make or break point. Oil and gasoline prices usually trade in different directions from transportation stocks. But what does it mean when they b...