SPY News and Press, SPDR S&P 500 From 05/17/24

2024-05-17 13:00:00 ET Summary Buffett’s cash and short-term investments (read T-bills) exceed $189 billion as of Q1, 2024. The problem with the valuation dilemma is that historically, such has preceded market repricings. With the current market capitalization-to-GDP ra...

2024-05-17 12:36:30 ET Summary SPUS tracks the S&P 500 Shariah Industry Exclusions Index, selecting large-cap companies meeting specific screens related to how they derive net income. Fees are 0.45% and AUM is $575 million. SPUS also screens constituents for debt, and the fund...

2024-05-17 11:11:42 ET Summary The Vanguard Growth Index ETF is the most popular growth ETF, but it includes companies with unimpressive earnings growth. Here we consider alternatives. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF have significantly outp...

2024-05-17 10:58:26 ET More on the economy and the markets Neel Kashkari says Fed likely needs to stay put 'a while longer' SA Analysts weigh in on the latest inflation data Fed won’t cut rates until it sees ‘consistent’ downward trend in inflati...

2024-05-17 10:28:47 ET IHS Markit said Friday that it does not see the Federal Reserve cutting rates until the central bank's December meeting. The investment institution believes inflation remains sticky and that the Jerome Powell and his cohorts at the Fed will not launch rate reductions ...

2024-05-17 07:30:00 ET Summary My thesis today (and what I observe in other macro articles is not a consensus opinion) is to allocate capital in markets outside the US. The US outperformed Europe in profit growth by more than double - hence the premium in valuation. However, the r...

2024-05-17 07:05:00 ET Summary The dollar's recovery begun yesterday has extended into today's activity. Japan's markets were mixed, but South Korea, Taiwan, and Australian and New Zealand shares fell. The spring EC forecast recognized that fragile recovery is taking hold in t...

2024-05-17 06:57:51 ET Summary The recent meme trading exuberance indicates that the market is in the euphoria stage, and this is reflected in the S&P 500 as well. The S&P 500 is trading based on the expected first Fed cut, with the soft-landing implications. The marke...

2024-05-17 01:00:00 ET Summary Following a run of stronger-than-expected inflation prints, S&P Global Market Intelligence analysts now expect an initial rate cut by the Federal Reserve at December's meeting. Forecasts of initial policy rate reductions have been pushed ba...

2024-05-17 00:00:00 ET Summary The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) nonfarm payrolls has averaged monthly gains of over 233k over the past year. By all standards, that is a healthy number, especially considering the federal funds rate has been above 5% over that same time per...