SRTY News and Press, ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 From 09/08/21

We’ve seen economic data in recent months moderate after record growth in the first half of 2021. In financials, the rise of many fintech companies and the growth of digital payments has really disrupted the traditional banking industry, creating new options for consumers. ...

The missing, but long-overdue correction in stocks is probably a factor of the relentless pumping of electronic dollars into the financial system at a rate of $120 billion per month, causing the Fed balance sheet to rise to $8.349 trillion at last count. Suppressing bond market volati...

Despite the lowball jobs total on Friday, plenty of good news is buried in the small print, like massive revisions to the previous two months. In addition, Hurricane Ida may have suppressed reporting of August payroll data. There are some more clues in the ADP reported last Wednesday,...

Continued strength in mega-cap tech stocks helped the Nasdaq Composite lead the US market in August. Outside the US, developed markets outperformed emerging markets for most of August, but the latter pulled ahead with an end-of-month surge. August was a weak month overall for fixe...

The undershoot in nonfarm payroll employment in August is noticeable, with a flattening in high-contact services employment growth. Employment from the household survey rose faster (twice as fast in August), but not enough to change the picture dramatically. Goods production emplo...

We should question the inevitability of future events occurring exactly as people and the numbers foretell, as uncertainty changes as we mature into risk. Whether we like it or not, we become risk assumers or, hopefully, risk managers. My philosophy of life and investing is based on a...

The economic slowdown we’ve been writing about for months officially arrived last Friday in the form of a particularly weak employment report. But the US economy did still add 235,000 jobs in August. The economic recovery is still intact, even if at a reduced rate of change. ...

A capex boom draws closer amid a confluence of bullish factors. Global concerns such as continued supply chain backlogs and soaring shipping costs highlight the need for improved supply chain investment. US infrastructure has aged due to a lack of investment in the last 50 years. ...

Chinese stocks are in the spotlight of many investors right now. While the US tech giants are rushing from record to record, Chinese competitors have literally crashed in recent months. The ongoing activities by the Chinese government and authorities as well as the associated reg...

Strategas chief economist Don Rissmiller discusses the recent hit to consumer confidence and Covid-19’s longer-term ramifications for the labor market and worker productivity. We had a strong first half, so it’s not surprising to see consumer spending come down a bit fro...