TUSA News and Press, First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ETF From 04/20/22

With prices rising and many uncertainties facing the U.S. economy, the risks of stagflation – that is, 1970s-like elevated inflation with slow growth or even a recession – are rising. There was massive fiscal stimulus in 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic, and those stimu...

While analyzing the shorter-term probabilities of a further advance or decline, the case for a more significant lurking bear market within the next 18 months solidified. Corporate earnings estimates remain elevated as we head into a monetary tightening campaign. Notably, after the...

The seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for final demand rose 1.4% in March. The producer price index for final demand for goods, previously called ‘finished goods’, was a 2.3% higher in March. The price index for intermediate unprocessed goods fell 1.4% in Marc...

The short-term debt markets are ill-prepared for coming increasing interest rates and inflation. Bank and dealer intermediation in these markets has been reduced due to regulation-based post-Financial Crisis capital charges. Here is a prescription for markets to expand the capacit...

Financial markets have absorbed a tremendous amount of negative news on multiple fronts this year. As a result, consumer and investors sentiment are near historic lows. Yet rates of change are starting to move in a positive direction. Risk assets should perform well over the c...

There is no scientific way to determine the consensus or when to embrace it or fade it. With real rates rising recently, the commodity bull may be getting long in the tooth. Stocks were mostly lower last week with small and mid-cap value the exceptions. For further details s...

A look at inflation and how it's building stress in the economy. An introduction to a new trading bloc of countries that could be disastrous for the US dollar. S&P 500 valuation and where it could go. For further details see: Stress In The Economy And An Introduction...

Stocks sputter as rotation out of growth continues. Utilities, agriculture stocks catch a relative bid as more new lows are hit in the broader market. Economic rollover potential persists as negative earnings guidance emerges. For further details see: Weekly S&P 500 ...

If China were to continue to pursue a Zero Covid policy amidst rising case counts, supply chains originating in Asia could get shut down again. On the food front, wheat is particularly vulnerable to a prolonged conflict, which has been reflected in the performance of wheat futures. ...

The war in Ukraine has led to disruptions in gas markets and global supply chains. Some of the services categories that are the most sensitive to wage inflation are also looking pretty hot right now. The Fed’s pivot toward higher interest rates to corral inflation makes for...