USVM News and Press, USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum Blend Index From 05/01/24

2024-05-01 06:50:00 ET Summary The BOJ projected yesterday that commercial banks' deposits with it likely dropped by JPY7.56 trillion. The dollar gradually edged higher yesterday, and by the end of the North American session, it had recovered more than half of the intervention-ins...

2024-04-30 16:45:52 ET Summary The S&P 500 fell significantly in April, giving back a chunk of the year's gains. Higher interest rates amid hotter-than-expected inflation and growth data throughout the month weighed on stocks big and small. With a Fed meeting on tap, Apple...

2024-04-30 09:00:00 ET Summary The aim of the devaluation was to escape deflation which had persisted since (at least) the turn of the century. The Yen started to weaken in 2021 as the BOJ ramped up Yen printing again to help the economy recover from the COVID shock. Mortgage ...

2024-04-30 08:10:00 ET Summary Stronger-than-expected eurozone GDP strengthened the sense that a nascent recovery may be taking hold and has given the euro a bid in the European morning. Japanese stocks rallied strong coming back from the long weekend. The euro remained within...

2024-04-30 07:35:00 ET Summary In any election year, change is on the horizon, but in this uncertain world, the one thing that remains certain is that companies and their underlying earnings will determine the fate of individual stocks. The AI race continues to sort winners from l...

2024-04-30 07:10:00 ET Summary Geopolitical risk has escalated in the Middle East. The flare-up of tensions in the region and brief market fallout underscore that mega forces affect returns now. U.S. stocks rose last week on mostly strong Q1 earnings for mega cap tech. The Federal...

2024-04-30 05:35:00 ET Summary The year began with six rate cuts expected by Fed funds futures markets and other derivative instruments. The 10-year Treasury yield went all the way up to 4.74% last week on the worse-than-expected inflation reports. If the 10-year Treasury yiel...

2024-04-30 05:25:00 ET Summary Many financial markets hit record highs in the first quarter of 2024. The S&P 500 Index of stocks of large US companies hit a record high late in January, leading to its best first-quarter performance since 2019. Although the annual rate of i...

2024-04-30 03:10:00 ET Summary Good news is bad news and bad news is bad news... having it both ways. Hints of “stagflation” sends the market into a swoon. More to worry about (or not) in the coming week. What is wrong? I am part of it, although I w...

2024-04-29 15:42:00 ET Summary What's driving the growth in actively managed ETFs? Actively managed ETFs: the pros and cons. Passively manage vs actively managed ETFs. What you need to know. Recent U.S. economic data showed inflation picking up while overall ...