SSLY News and Press, Syntax Stratified SmallCap From 06/11/24

2024-06-11 14:10:00 ET Summary The headline number continued its rebound off of the 11-year low of 88.5 set in March, rising to 90.5. Breadth in the report was decent, with five inputs of the headline number moving higher, two going unchanged, and another three falling month over ...

2024-06-11 10:50:00 ET Summary Consumers are experiencing the impact of rising inflation, particularly in the grocery sector, leading to a shift in consumer sentiment and the need to reassess budgets. Major retailers like Target and Walgreens are addressing consumer concerns by an...

2024-06-11 07:50:00 ET Summary More than a few individuals were active in the markets in 1999-2000, but many participants today were not. Today, the companies racing higher on Artificial Intelligence have actual revenues and income. The forced feeding of dollars into the large...

2024-06-11 07:30:00 ET Summary The US dollar is firm against all the G10 currencies, except for sterling. Most emerging market currencies are lower, including the Mexican peso, which has become unhinged amid heightened political uncertainty. European bonds, especially French b...

2024-06-11 02:20:00 ET Summary As I have long said, the rest of the world is starting to cut rates in June – even if the Fed doesn’t follow suit. Since our Fed will now be lagging Europe in rate cuts, that means our rates will be higher, so “carry tradesȁ...

2024-06-10 22:15:00 ET Summary Because the stock market moved sharply and registered fresh all-time highs in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, many wonder if they have missed the boat. The issue is that we have three companies with $3 trillion (or very close to it) in market cap, and as...

2024-06-10 16:10:00 ET Summary We stay overweight U.S. stocks ahead of the election, yet are cautious on bonds given the fiscal outlook. We focus on long-term positives in India and Mexico. U.S. stocks notched fresh highs last week and are up nearly 13% this year. The Bank of Cana...

2024-06-10 15:10:00 ET Summary Over the last 15 years, both the size and duration profile of the Fed’s balance sheet have expanded meaningfully. The composition of the asset side of the Fed’s balance sheet offsets some of the intended tightening effects of higher pol...

2024-06-10 11:05:00 ET Summary Nonfarm payrolls rose 272,000 in May, rebounding sharply from April’s gain, with a gain that was well above the consensus forecast. The Fed funds futures market this morning is pricing in modest odds that the first rate cut will now arrive at ...

2024-06-10 10:00:00 ET Summary The employment report released last Friday offered contradictory views of the state of the economy. If we look at some of the other labor data available to us, like the JOLTS survey that was also released last week, a picture of a softening labor mar...