SPMO News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Momentum From 04/16/24

2024-04-16 13:45:00 ET Summary Despite likely Fed rate cuts this year, U.S. government bond yields have risen on the back of stronger-than-anticipated economic performance. Although inflation over the first quarter came in slightly higher than expected, encouraging signals from fo...

2024-04-16 11:00:00 ET Summary The initial market reaction to Iran's attack on Israel was measured, with S&P 500 Index futures trading up 0.3%. Historically, geopolitical events have generally led to modest selloffs in equity models and a flight to safety in bond markets, with...

2024-04-16 09:35:00 ET Summary Retail sales in March increased by 0.7% seasonally adjusted, with a year-over-year jump of 4.0%. Ecommerce, food services, miscellaneous retailers, and general merchandise retailers were the biggest drivers of growth. Some brick-and-mortar retail...

2024-04-16 07:30:00 ET Summary Five mega forces that are shaping the macroeconomic landscape and demographic divergence is another one of them. The aging of populations will limit how much major economies can produce and grow, leaving governments with less tax revenue to support r...

2024-04-16 05:20:00 ET Summary In the wake of last week’s hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data for March, the implied forecast via Fed funds futures indicates that interest rate cuts are unlikely in the months ahead. The policy-sensitive US 2-year Treasury yield has...

2024-04-16 03:39:00 ET Summary Remarkably strong retail sales numbers for March contradict somewhat weaker survey and credit card spending evidence. But with jobs, inflation, and activity all beating expectations, the Federal Reserve is in no position to carry through with interes...

2024-04-15 14:45:50 ET Summary The markets have had a strong start to 2024, with positive performance in Q1. The March U.S. inflation statistics have stimulated concerns about projected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and market direction. I believe that the inflation stati...

2024-04-15 12:40:00 ET Summary As Q1 earnings season starts, we eye signs of earnings growth broadening beyond tech stocks to industrials and others. We stay overweight U.S. equities. Crude oil prices rose, partly on heightened tensions in the Middle East. We are monitoring the ri...

2024-04-15 09:50:00 ET Summary Powerful investment themes, such as AI, can capture the market’s collective imagination. Taken to an extreme, however, they can also trigger distortions across and within the markets. In our 2Q 2024 Equity Outlook, we examine key historic dist...

2024-04-14 23:30:56 ET Summary Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Israel over the weekend, stoking fears of escalation in the Middle East. Media reports indicate that the Iranian attacks were largely unsuccessful. Do investors need to worry? Conflict in the Middle...