TPLC News and Press, Timothy Plan US Large Cap Core From 06/18/24

2024-06-18 08:10:00 ET Summary Unsurprisingly, investors have become increasingly exuberant about stock prices in conjunction with the market rally that began in 2022. When looking at the consumer survey data by income bracket, we see that the lowest and middle-income brackets hav...

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...

2024-06-18 07:10:00 ET Summary The dollar has caught a bid ahead of the US retail sales and industrial production figures. A hawkish hold by the Reserve Bank of Australia has not done much for the Australian dollar, which is little changed on the day. Benchmark 10-year yields ...

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...

2024-06-17 12:45:00 ET Summary A familiar, powerful but narrowing pattern emerges. Last week’s preference for "safe, secure and the non-economically sensitive" large-cap tech propels the market to new records. What's the message? The Pattern Read the ful...

2024-06-17 11:45:00 ET Summary The Russell 2000 fell 1.6% on Friday, was in the red year-to-date, was back where it had first been in January 2021, and was down 18% from its all-time high in November 2021. The Nasdaq Composite eked out the fifth record close in a row on Friday, an...

2024-06-17 10:30:00 ET Summary A flat monthly CPI number (year-over-year unchanged at 3.3% inflation rate) helped prompt a drop in the 10-year yield and fuel enthusiasm that we may see an early fall (September) rate cut. Due to the perception that the month-over-month inflation nu...

2024-06-17 09:15:00 ET Summary It was a good week for Wall Street's bulls seeking to navigate their way through the random onset of new information in the markets. As for the market-moving news the week held, a benign inflation report on Wednesday, 12 June 2024 was perhaps the mos...

2024-06-17 08:30:00 ET Summary What earnings growth say about the markets. Has the market rally moved beyond big tech? Other sectors that may provide opportunities. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Is Earnings Gr...