SCHA News and Press, Schwab U.S. Small-Cap From 02/05/23

Summary Market movements this year indicate that many investors don't believe that the Federal Reserve will really live up to its picture of continued increases in its policy rate. Mr. Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman, does not seem to have the confidence of the financial markets and on...

Summary On Wednesday we got a de-clawed hawk in Chairman Powell and he treaded carefully. For the first time, Powell acknowledged we are in a dis-inflationary environment and goods inflation is coming down fast. In my view, the most important quote of the press conference was, ...

Summary The Federal Reserve continues its quantitative tightening, and it keeps the pliers tight around the monetary facet. The Fed's securities portfolio continues to decline. The M2 money stock has now been in decline for about ten months. These data all seem to point toward a...

Summary January’s US index returns represented a complete inversion of 2022’s performance. International markets also started out the year with a strong rally - outperforming the S&P 500. The yield curve became more inverted in January, signaling potentially reduce...

Summary As economies both in the United States and globally weaken with tighter monetary policies, corporate earnings are coming under greater pressure. Without exception, in the 24 months prior to a recession, large caps outperformed small caps. Higher-quality investments did not m...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A recent MarketWatch article discussed a simple portfolio from Leuthold & Co. Chief Investment Officer Doug Ramsey that delivered for investors over the past 50 years. The All Asset No Authority (AANA) portfoli...

Summary Most of the monthly short leading indicators have turned down; all but one of those which remain positive are employment-related. All of those will be updated this week, including 3 in the jobs report on Friday. Along with construction, manufacturing, and short-term unemploy...

Summary Better days are ahead for the markets in 2023, although not necessarily for the economy. The economy has not yet felt the full brunt of all of the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening measures of 2022. Interest rates are likely to rise slightly higher, remain elevated, an...

Summary Insurance stocks were one of the best investor hideouts in a tough 2022. So far this year, though, growth shares have rebounded sharply. Unum Group is up 70% in the last 12 months, but the stock has slipped lately despite a solid earnings trend and low valuation. ...

Summary While many have their eyes fixated on a “Magical Trendline”, the rest of world has broken above. Canada signalled a PAUSE at its current rate while the Bank assesses the full impact (lagged effect) of its hikes. AAII Sentiment Survey result, Bullish Percent tic...