UBT News and Press, ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury From 12/20/23

2023-12-20 02:20:00 ET Summary The importance of diversification in the year ahead. Why the final stretch in the inflation fight may be the toughest. Why equity volatility could be on the rise. As the U.S. Fed signals numerous rate cuts could be on the way in 2024,...

2023-12-19 07:45:00 ET Summary CPI rose by 0.1% in November and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 0.3% in November and 4% in the past 12 months. The Fed will keep rates steady until inflation approaches 2%. The ECB followed the Fed’...

2023-12-19 06:05:00 ET Summary Asset markets leaped last week as the US Fed held monetary policy unchanged for the 5th consecutive month, having hiked last in July. The bond market traditionally leads stock markets at turning points. Government bond prices tend to fall while c...

2023-12-19 05:30:00 ET Summary The recent rally in the stock market flowing from what almost appeared to be a victory lap on the part of Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives the impression inflation has been vanquished. Many market pundits have taken this to mean upward momentum is not r...

2023-12-18 02:30:00 ET Summary The marketplace has received all the confirmation it needs to be convinced that the Fed doesn't want to actually tighten conditions. Inflation will ebb and flow - and right now, it's ebbing after the biggest spike in decades. Powell Wednesday ess...

2023-12-16 07:10:00 ET Summary Speculative bubbles collapse when investor psychology shifts from speculation to risk-aversion. The uniformity of market internals is a key gauge of speculative psychology and market conditions. Current market internals remain divergent, indicati...

2023-12-16 03:00:00 ET Summary Fed Chair Jay Powell's recent pivot suggests that three rate cuts of 0.25 percent each are now the base case for the Fed's planning purposes. The unexpected pivot has led to a surge in investable assets and positive seasonal vibes in the market. ...

2023-12-16 00:40:00 ET Summary The Fed and markets agree that rate cuts are coming, but less so on exactly when. Rather than being time-dependent, the Fed will remain data-dependent, likely requiring the U.S. economy to show distinct signs of slowing before they can feel confident...

2023-12-15 10:40:00 ET Summary Unemployment fell to 3.6% in March 2022. Now it’s 3.7%. If it’s still relatively low in March 2025, and if inflation has fallen close to the Fed’s 2% target, then the US will have achieved its first ever soft landing. In the ...

2023-12-15 10:30:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve backtracked somewhat in its dot plot, which charts members' expectations for rates. There weren't a lot of changes to the announcement itself, but there was one key word added to a sentence. It sounds to me like higher rates a...