SPSM News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Small Cap From 02/21/26

2026-02-21 02:48:00 ET By Padhraic Garvey, CFA, Regional Head of Research, Americas We were driven to this point through a series of significant builds in the balance sheet as the Fed battled the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) and pandemic events through aggressive buying of b...

2026-02-20 13:44:00 ET ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Tariff Slapdown: What The Markets Say

2026-02-20 13:34:00 ET ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Supreme Court Pulls Plug On Trump's IEEPA Tariffs

2026-02-20 12:30:00 ET Diversification has become harder since 2020 as stocks and bonds tend to move in tandem during sharp selloffs, adding to financial stability concerns. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Stock-Bond Diversificatio...

2026-02-20 11:10:00 ET By James Knightley , Chief International Economist, US Underlying growth remains firm despite government shock We've had quite a surprising set of US numbers today, with fourth quarter 2025 GDP recording growth half of w...

2026-02-20 10:45:00 ET By Bruno Buriozzi, CFA How shifting correlations, volatility, and macro drivers undermine traditional diversification Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Why Static Portfolios Fail When Risk Regimes Change

2026-02-20 09:25:00 ET A potentially pivotal U.S. Supreme Court decision could redefine the limits of presidential trade power as President Donald Trump prepares for his State of the Union address and attention shifts to upcoming midterms. Chris Krueger, Managing Director at TD Cowen ...

2026-02-20 05:13:00 ET How is geopolitical uncertainty influencing the global economic outlook? Geopolitical events and related uncertainties have contributed to choppy commodity and financial markets, but S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Indexes (PMIs®) point to rel...

2026-02-20 02:30:00 ET Soaring labor, food, insurance and tax costs have kept restaurant inflation at highs typically seen around recessions. This has pushed operators to hike menu prices and triggered a shift in where and how often millions of Americans dine out.... Read the full...

2026-02-20 01:55:00 ET In recent editions of Macro Signposts , we’ve emphasized how U.S. policy changes coinciding with the emergence of a new general-purpose technology ((AI)) may be accelerating adoption and diffusion of that technology – while also driving economic ...