XYLD News and Press, GLOBAL X FDS From 04/04/23

2023-04-04 15:36:00 ET Summary At the beginning of last year, interest rates stood at 0% and today the benchmark interest rate stands at 5.0%. The S&P 500 rose +3.5% last month, and the technology-heavy NASDAQ index catapulted even more (+6.7%). But not everyone escaped unscat...

2023-04-03 18:41:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out the first quarter of 2023 on a high note, rising 1.4% on Friday, 31 March 2023 to end the week up by 3.5% from its previous week's close. Reports of cooling inflation as measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures on Frid...

2023-04-03 11:59:27 ET Summary The world seeks complexity, but simplicity often trumps complexity. For my investment goals, I have made the choice to focus mainly on CEFs and ETFs, carefully weighing their merits and drawbacks. Those of us who invest in these income vehicles a...

2023-04-01 10:29:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 earnings yield fell to 5.37% this week, but it should increase with the 'quarterly bump' next week in the FFQE. The only sector to see an increase in the expected full-year 2023 EPS growth (so far in 2023) is Communication Services. ...

2023-03-29 03:27:00 ET Summary We believe credit fundamentals should weaken in the unfolding environment, but to a manageable extent, given their strong starting point. Recent results show companies meeting lowered expectations with a slowing macro environment weighing on forward ...

2023-03-29 01:35:00 ET Summary Investors are asking if the tide is still going out, whether credit seizures in the economy and markets are getting worse, or if the situation is improving. A comparison of the pace of investment grade debt issuance in 2022 and 2023 reveals a flatlin...

2023-03-28 04:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 earnings yield is 5.57% vs last week’s 5.66% and as of 12.31.22, 5.81%. Obviously, we are most interested in what’s happened since March 6, 2023, or around the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and as readers can see, the...

2023-03-28 03:45:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 climbed 1.4% from the previous week's close to wrap up the trading week ending Friday, 24 March 2023 at 3970.99. During the week, dividend futures rebounded from the previous week's low for the quarter. With the increased focus on...

2023-03-28 03:28:00 ET Summary 14 constituents in the S&P 500 have been impacted by a GICS Classification change which was originally announced in December 2022. Financials saw the largest change, with 8 of these constituents move from Information Technology into Financials. ...

2023-03-27 11:00:00 ET Summary We hear about an imminent market crash weekly in articles all over the internet. I do not see a clear setup for this to occur... yet. I still think we can get one more rally before a "crash" may develop. Week after week many of you are ...