SYE News and Press, SPDR MFS Systematic Core Equity ETF From 08/06/22

Only 10% of the nation feels positive about the economy, and last month, consumer sentiment hit a record low. Climate change is submerging or parching dense and developed regions all over the globe. The greatest threat to our nation isn’t an economic recession, but losing t...

Economic data just released last week showed the economy contracting by -0.9% in the 2nd quarter after declining -1.6% in the first quarter of 2022. There are plenty of challenging forces surrounding us, including an overhanging recession, that could push you into a depression. &#...

We don’t expect the slowdown in economies to result in a deep global recession. A repeat of the big increases in bond yields we saw in the first half of the year is unlikely. In this environment, higher quality credit is more attractive. Despite increasing pressures on prof...

Last Thursday, the Commerce Department announced its preliminary estimate for second-quarter GDP growth at an annualized decline of -0.9%, which marks two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. The Commerce Department announced on Wednesday that durable goods orders increased a ...

Advanced estimates suggest real output declined for a second straight quarter in 2022, prompting many to debate whether we are in a recession and what that even means. First, note that overproduction does not mean above-trend production. Rather, it means producing more than is warrant...

We’ve had two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, but what’s happening under the hood? The hangover of pandemic policies like lockdowns, in addition to fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policies animated by ideology rather than sound economic principles, are bear...

Throughout recorded economic history, there have been severe economic/market disruptions caused by known and unidentified imbalances not properly addressed in normal circumstances. The present imbalances I perceive as not being addressed can be characterized by the lack of sufficient ...

US gross domestic product fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports. The National Bureau of Economic Research has long explained that its process is more than waiting for two GDP prints to announce contraction. We can’t dismiss the possibility...

Rather than making money harder to get, the U.S. government needs to focus on the other side of the demand vs. supply equation. The Fed’s prescription is to suppress demand (borrowing and spending) by raising interest rates. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve tackled inflat...

Today’s GDP reading officially shows two quarters of negative GDP. A lot of this talk about recessions ignores the fact that housing is a big slow moving sector. The Fed appears to be pivoting towards a more dovish stance and that’s part of why stocks have been bounc...