USCI News and Press, United States Commodity Index Fund ETV From 09/18/23

2023-09-18 03:00:00 ET Summary For retirees, high-dividend stocks can be an important source of income while also offering appreciation potential. Higher-yielding stocks have produced better returns than dividend growth and the broader market. Growth stocks do well and it is t...

2023-09-11 11:19:45 ET Summary Energy-heavy ETFs like GSG are top performers in the commodities market. The United States Commodity Index Fund, an energy-light commodity ETF, is also performing well. USCI is an optimized ETF that maximizes performance by choosing commodities a...

2023-08-23 12:30:00 ET Summary The sovereign credit spreads on the U.S. really ballooned out. While it got resolved this time, it does make the markets more jittery. Each time it happens, it's a cumulative effect. And that is certainly not good for the reserve currency because reserve...

2023-08-17 12:22:00 ET Summary China's economy has not met post-lockdown growth expectations. That slowdown has had a mixed impact on commodities demand. China's government may need to step in with more stimulus. As China's economy struggles to find momentum, is ther...

2023-08-16 03:47:06 ET Summary A generational demand shock and global supply constraints have the commodity sector poised for a shift unseen since the 1970 supercycle. Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF has been a top performer, producing more return relative to its ris...

2023-07-24 07:00:00 ET Summary Signs that market participation is broadening are continuing to show up. The best performer last week was Commodities, which finally caught a bid after a year-long slide. The worst-performing asset class last week was Asia, led lower by China. ...

2023-07-21 08:00:00 ET Summary The cyclical "inflation" up-swings and down-swings should become evident in commodity prices first and consumer prices last. While this price deflation could be viewed as a positive by those who are not within the ranks of the directly affected produ...

2023-07-17 20:29:00 ET Summary The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) underperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) in Q2 2023 but continues to outperform year-to-date by over 3.5%. The declines in all commodity indexes during Q2 2023 was mostly due to the poor eco...

2023-06-28 09:30:00 ET Summary Our base case anticipates a relatively brief and shallow economic slowdown as inflation continues to moderate and monetary policy tightening nears an end. In our downside scenario, we could potentially see a “hard landing,” starting wit...

2023-06-19 22:20:00 ET Summary The Russell 1000 and the S&P 500, the two main broad US large-cap indexes, are both up about 15% this year. But the growth and value versions of these two indexes have produced very different results. The dollar was down last week, presumably on ...