SPTL News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury From 06/18/24

2024-06-18 07:25:00 ET Summary There’s broad agreement among portfolio managers that a concentrated group of AI winners will drive returns over a short-term tactical horizon. U.S. stocks hit record highs and bond yields fell after the May CPI came in below expectations. The...

2024-06-17 22:10:00 ET Summary Elections for the EU parliament are sending shock waves throughout financial markets in Europe. This expectation of a French veto of Monsieur Macron’s party is causing investors to buy German bunds and sell French government bonds, causing an ...

2024-06-17 15:25:00 ET Summary The technology sector, as of this week, is now 33.6% of the S&P 500 index. The top 3 companies in the index account for 21% of the index, also a record. The index has 500 stocks, but if you own it, nearly half your money is invested in just 1...

2024-06-15 08:30:00 ET Summary Inflation has come down, but the Federal Reserve has left interest rates at their high levels. That has led many to wonder, "What are they thinking?" The Fed’s policymaking committee members continue to emphasize a few points: their goals, the...

2024-06-15 04:00:00 ET Summary NVIDIA has been up 155% year to date; its market cap is over $3 trillion. All previous stock market bubbles share the following in common: a narrow stock market rally that focuses on a small group of stocks in a small sector of the economy that Wall ...

2024-06-14 23:00:00 ET Summary Recent focus has centered on the Federal Open Market Committee’s dot plot, which now suggests just one rate cut in 2024. A closer examination reveals the committee is divided, with more participants (8 out of 19) anticipating two rate cuts thi...

2024-06-14 21:20:00 ET Summary The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the benchmark policy rate at 5.25%-5.50% at its June meeting for the seventh consecutive meeting. More significantly, the latest dot plot revealed that the FOMC’s median projection has removed two ...

2024-06-14 07:50:00 ET Summary While interest rates fell during the Depression, economic growth and inflationary pressures remained robust. Rising debt levels, increased deficits, productivity, and wage suppression erode economic growth, not support it. Even if Grant is correc...

2024-06-14 06:30:00 ET Summary The Fed should cut rates. July would be the right time to start, in my opinion. There are numerous signs that cutting could be appropriate - rising unemployment, rising claims, falling hourly earnings and core PCE that is likely to be at 2.55% in May...

2024-06-14 04:50:00 ET Summary The Federal Government publishes the spending and revenue numbers on a monthly basis. This was the second-largest May ever, only behind May 2020 during the very depths of the pandemic. On average, May experiences a deficit of -$127B, which makes ...