SPTL News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury From 05/08/24

2024-05-08 15:55:00 ET Summary Why is market performance and market sentiment on a divergent path? Should investors be positioned for risk? Hard data vs soft data: How is the U.S. economy actually performing? While equities have had a positive performance yea...

2024-05-08 15:15:00 ET Summary Coming into this year, it’s safe to say that all the attention within the money and bond markets was on Federal Reserve rate cuts. If the whole rate hike narrative hadn’t been re-introduced, the focus probably would have been on the Fed...

2024-05-08 12:30:00 ET Summary Dovish remarks from the Federal Reserve and a cooler-than-expected US jobs report strengthened the case for a coming interest rate cut. Are we seeing the “economic softening” needed to get inflation completely under control, or are we s...

2024-05-08 11:00:00 ET Summary Housing is among the most interest rate-sensitive sectors of the economy and also one of the most cyclical and crucial inputs for the business cycle. Housing prices are once more looking resilient after the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive ti...

2024-05-08 08:40:00 ET Summary This past week saw the release of a raft of important economic data which, in combination with the FOMC’s decision, have important implications for the path of interest rates through 2024. In the middle of the data releases, the FOMC met on Tu...

2024-05-08 07:40:00 ET Summary Sweden's Riksbank became the second G10 central bank to cut rates this year. June WTI is straddling the $77 area, its lowest level since mid-March. The market pushed the dollar higher and challenged Japan's efforts on the yen. Overvie...

2024-05-08 07:20:00 ET Summary As of last week, the total return of the S&P 500 was even with 3-month Treasury bill returns since the valuation peak of January 2022, more than two years ago. We have totally full employment, totally wonderful profit margins. All the things you ...

2024-05-08 06:30:00 ET Summary How the latest jobs report could help the Fed and interest rates. US rate cut timeline: How close are we? Why Canada's productivity is struggling. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: W...

2024-05-08 05:00:00 ET Summary We believe spring is an opportune time, given significant moves in bond yields and currencies thus far in 2024. Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities have made significant moves in the past few months. Emerging markets are unlikely to rebound...

2024-05-07 11:30:00 ET Summary Comparing the three-month annualized moving average to the six- and 12-month figures highlights a marked acceleration across all US inflation measures. The Fed’s press conference following the policy meeting was remarkably dovish. So far, ...