SCHX News and Press, Schwab U.S. Large-Cap From 12/06/23

2023-12-06 22:50:00 ET Summary The US was supposed to be in recession by now, according to numerous forecasts from early in 2023. GDP surged in the third quarter, dealing a body blow to expectations that a downturn was imminent. The latest narrative making the rounds: the weak...

2023-12-05 03:04:00 ET Summary Has inflation been tamed? Maybe not. Why the Canadian and U.S. economies are moving in different directions. Can Canada avoid a recession? Recent economic data has signaled so-called “sticky” inflation may be showing sig...

2023-12-02 08:10:00 ET Summary Invesco's 2024 Investment Outlook discusses the balancing act between controlling inflation and preventing economic deterioration. The Federal Reserve is expected to begin cutting interest rates by the end of the first half of 2024. Investors sho...

2023-12-01 08:25:00 ET Summary Wall Street economists predict a "soft landing" or no recession in 2024, despite recessionary indicators suggesting otherwise. The yield curve inversion is a warning sign of a recession, with the un-inversion marking the start of the recession. O...

2023-11-24 02:30:00 ET Summary The economy continues to experience respectable growth, with the advanced report on third quarter GDP showing the economy grew 4.9%. This follows the second quarter GDP growth rate of 2.1%. Also showing favorable results are company earnings reports ...

2023-11-21 20:30:00 ET Summary There was a government-spending-fuelled burst of economic activity in the US during the third quarter of this year that led to a high GDP growth number being reported for the quarter. Continuous Claims bottomed in September 2022, moved higher into Ap...

2023-11-21 20:15:00 ET Summary There is a gradual thawing of the pessimism that has wracked equity prices since the end of 2021. The important economic trends continued to trend higher despite most investors expecting a recession that has not occurred and not likely to occur near ...

2023-11-21 09:48:00 ET Summary From the standpoint of systematic monetary policy, the Federal Funds rate remains below, not above, levels that have historically been consistent with prevailing core inflation, output, employment, and sales. Emphatically, our investment discipline i...

2023-11-14 22:28:07 ET Summary iShares Russell Top 200 ETF has a high expense ratio compared to its peers. IWL has slightly outperformed the S&P 500 index in the past and is expected to continue outperforming due to its higher exposure to the technology sector. The valuati...

2023-11-14 15:12:00 ET Summary U.S. real personal consumption has held up well in the face of higher interest rates because jobs kept growing. Inflation has receded in virtually every category, although shelter is coming down more slowly due to the confusing and lagged calculation...