SDIV News and Press, Global X SuperDividend From 03/07/23

2023-03-07 15:33:00 ET Summary For every dollar that the Fed was selling in bonds, the Treasury Department was buying. With higher income and the ability to withstand any unexpected spikes in interest rates, bonds continue to offer attractive value compared to stocks. With val...

2023-03-07 12:50:00 ET Summary Global business activity grew at its strongest rate for eight months in February, reviving further from the low seen last October. Looking at the major developed economies, there was encouraging news from the US and Europe. Looking ahead, prospec...

Summary Global manufacturing output returned to growth in February after six months of decline, according to the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. The improvement was driven by Asia and coincided with the reopening of the economy of mai...

Summary The post-global financial crisis dominance of US equities has been completely unprecedented. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has prioritized inflation containment as the central bank’s top policy priority, and at a November 2022 press conference, indicated that the Fed still has ...

Summary The good news is that rising inflation does not necessarily mean the end of the bull market. The S&P 500 is currently valued at nearly 19x 2023 earnings. Stocks can go higher but in near-term, particularly when it comes to lower quality, volatile names. By Ru...

Summary Investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, tax-exempt fixed income funds, and taxable bond funds for the week. For the week, the average equity fund (including ETFs) witnessed market declines of 1.01%, while its taxable fixed i...

Summary Given the forecastable nature of the business cycle, understanding what markets are pricing in from a business cycle perspective is an integral tool to one’s asset allocation decisions. As it stands, stocks as a whole have done a solid job pricing in the growth slowdown. ...

Summary Provisional PMI survey data for February indicate encouraging resilience of the major developed economies of the world, with reviving output growth in the US and Europe allaying fears of near-term recessions. Growth was recorded in all four economies for the first time since Jun...

Summary For a fourth consecutive month, the S&P Global Market Intelligence forecast of 2023 global economic growth has been revised upward. Global consumer price inflation eased from a peak of 8.3% year on year (y/y) in September 2022 to an estimated 7.5% in January. The global ...

Summary As the global economy falls into chronic stagnation, companies with poor balance sheets or competitive risks will likely experience significant declines. The ultra-high yield ETF SDIV is popular due to its double-digit yield despite chronic underperformance. In my view, SDIV...