SCHQ News and Press, Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF From 03/12/24

2024-03-12 10:30:00 ET Summary From the latest news and earnings reports, it looks like the Magnificent 7 leadership is changing. So far, March has been characterized by wave after wave of positive analyst earnings revisions, since fourth-quarter earnings surprises were so strong....

2024-03-12 10:12:00 ET Summary As inflation continues to ease across the developed world, markets are eager for the rate-cutting cycle to begin. The US economy - particularly labor markets - remains strong, prompting concerns that US inflation won’t fall as fast as expected...

2024-03-11 13:30:00 ET Summary Investing is usually a matter of doing the obvious for an extended period of time. Adopt a simple but effective strategy and stick to it, come hell or high water. Consensus has been, and still is, that the US economy is doing much better than the res...

2024-03-11 09:47:00 ET Summary Q4 data confirm that government finance Bubble dynamics run unabated. Domestic Financial Sector borrowings recovered to SAAR $695 billion, after two straight quarters of contraction. The Household Balance Sheet is a key Bubble manifestation, a ma...

2024-03-09 01:15:00 ET Summary The US equity market has been at one of those junctures recently that could go one of two ways. Glass half empty, or glass half full? Happily for those of us who like to see the stock prices trending in the upward direction, the glass half full crowd...

2024-03-08 09:15:00 ET Summary The current yield curve inversion has turned out to be the longest and deepest inversion in 50 years, lasting 18 months and several times hitting negative 100 basis points. The Fed's actions were in response to runaway inflation that turned out to be...

2024-03-08 05:32:00 ET Summary What central banks have to see before cutting rates. Are we still on track for rate cuts in June? Why housing remain a challenge for Canadian rates? ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: ...

2024-03-07 12:30:00 ET Summary On March 6, the Bank of Canada announced it would hold its key interest rate at 5%, the highest since 2007. Roughly 20% of Canadian mortgages are up for renewal in 2024 and more than that in 2025. As consumers struggle to make ends meet, financia...

2024-03-06 20:20:00 ET Summary In 2024, like in recent years, the Federal Reserve policy rate trajectory remains top of mind for investors. While we have already seen a few emerging market central banks start to reduce interest rates, many of the developed markets have only just f...

2024-03-06 12:55:00 ET Summary Fed Chair Jay Powell's testimony to Congress suggests an inclination to cut interest rates to a more neutral level. But with inflation still above target and the activity data beating expectations, the central bank isn't in a position to do so. M...