TUSA News and Press, First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF From 04/15/22

The preliminary April results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment bounced higher in early April after hitting a multiyear low in March. The rebound in consumer sentiment, particularly in future expectations, may have been a knee-jerk re...

Despite the uptick, claims remain below the January – February 2020 average of 212,000 prior to the lockdowns. The four-week average rose slightly in the latest week, coming in at 172,250, up 2,000 from the prior week but just the second increase in the last 11 weeks. Despi...

This week marks one of only 35 weeks since the AAII survey began in 1987 that bullish sentiment was below 20%; the most recent being only back in February when it fell to 19.2%. As could be expected, the huge drop and the historic low in bullish sentiment was met with a coincident inc...

Stocks started earnings season off on a positive note. The Producer Price Index looks to have peaked alongside the Consumer Price Index. Long-term inflation expectations continue to tick lower. Listen to the market and focus on the rates of change in leading indicators. ...

U.S. exports lifted the trajectory of trade between the U.S. and China in February 2022. Exports of U.S. mineral fuel oils also increased significantly in the year-over-year measure, with much of the remaining increase spread over multiple categories. Much as February 2021's trade...

According to a new report released Wednesday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index increased in March by 8.6%, measured year-over-year; the largest increase in more than 40 years. March’s surge in consumer price inflation is also the twelfth month in a ...

2021 was another record year for solar PV generation additions globally. 2022 is set to be an even stronger year with 32% year-on-year growth. Josefin Berg reviews the outlook for solar PV in 2022, the challenges to growth, and summarizes the long-term prospects for solar power. ...

Today's release of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey for March showed the index fell 2.4 points to 93.2. Again, the overall Optimism Index declined to 93.2 and is nearing the level reached at the depths of the Covid-led economic shutdown. The Federal Reserve's monetary polic...

How the history of horse manure may provide lessons for the present. Some defensive sectors are leading in relative performance. Hope for the future of small caps? Whether we like it or not, we are still dependent on fossil fuels. For further details see: History Rhy...

AIER’s Everyday Price jumped 3.0 percent in March after rising 1.3 percent in February and 1.0 percent in January. The Everyday Price Index including apparel, a broader measure that includes clothing and shoes, rose 2.8 percent in March after gaining 1.4 percent in February and...