TUSA News and Press, First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF From 03/17/22

The Fed laid out a very hawkish monetary policy stance on March 16. The plan to shrink the balance sheet and raise rates will make things very difficult for stocks. The Fed is looking to tighten financial conditions further, which is very bad for stocks. For further details ...

Coincident measures of real growth continue to slowly march lower on a trending basis. Leading indicators of real growth show no signs of an imminent inflection higher in growth. Jerome Powell was extremely hawkish after raising interest rates 0.25%. The yield curve flattened ...

Claims have been bouncing around in recent weeks, posting declines in three of the last five weeks. Disruptions to the global economy due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the start of a Fed tightening cycle may cause volatility to economic activity in the coming months. Desp...

March PMI data will therefore be scrutinised for the impact of these events on various economic metrics such as output, supply chains, prices and upon the sole sentiment PMI sub-index - the future output index. Since the eruption of the Ukraine crisis on February 24, commodity prices ...

Trading volume in oil stocks more or less tripled. Firms with a competitive advantage tend to keep that advantage over time. Well-managed companies tend to stay well managed. For further details see: Chasing The Past

The U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018. Scott Colbourne: Market is taking a cue that the Fed is upping the ante and having to move more aggressively on rates. Colbourne: The Fed's will provide more details in May on unwinding the balance sheet...

US valuations remain very high despite a recent selloff across the market cap spectrum. Developed foreign markets retreated to reasonable PE10 levels. Emerging market valuations have not budged much even with a more than 20% drop since February 2021. For further details see:...

The Fed is widely expected to enact its first 25 basis point interest rate hike, two years after the March 2020 pandemic lockdowns and stock market crash. FOMC meetings are known for big moves and market volatility, and today may bring more. Why the Fed's position here is so trick...

We're witnessing considerable volatility in the stock market as the FOMC decision approaches. However, given all of the uncertainties, the Fed may take a more dovish approach in its tightening policy. The Russian default probably won't occur, and it may not matter even if it does....

It looks like we have seen a peak in the price of oil, which is the first sign that the market may have bottomed. I also saw some daylight in the Producer Price Index. Focusing on improvements in the rate of change for each economic data point will be the best indicator that the b...