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While inflation is likely to moderate from these very high levels during 2022, we believe it will settle and persist at a rate higher than we have become used to over recent cycles. The journey towards structurally higher inflation is beset with unusually high cyclical uncertainty. ...
Russia imports large amounts of consumer goods, from cars and consumer electronics to food, and a ruble collapse guarantees a massive spike in consumer price inflation for people who earn their living in rubles. A major disruption of Russia’s exports of crude oil, natural gas, ...
Political Calculations' initial estimate of median household income in January 2022 is $74,099, an increase of $1,166 (or 1.6%) from the initial estimate of $72,933 in December 2022. January 2022's estimated median household income of $74,099 is only $3 higher than the December 2021's...
Financial markets are reacting as expected to the heightened uncertainty. In the first days of the invasion, global equities plunged while safe-haven assets rallied. In short, while we have anticipated a broader, cyclical turn against the dollar could be underway, this shift in favor ...
We made a pretty good stock market bottom that can only be spoiled by two things: the Fed and Ukraine. If the Fed does not overshoot and a Ukrainian armistice holds, the stock market can make it quite a bit further than the 200-DMA on the NDX, which, for the time being, is a good targ...
Retail sales stumbled in December, contributing some to the explosion in inventory across the US supply chain – but not all. Though retail sales rebounded substantially from December’s drop, this latest monthly (seasonally-adjusted) increase was the second-highest on rec...
As a result of Putin’s folly, we will see energy price inflation from Russian supplies being cut off and food inflation from Ukraine’s “Breadbasket of Europe” being mired in a defensive war with Russia. Economic sanctions will be increased, but Russia also ...
The volatility surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to evolve. The absolute worst-case scenario - from both a human and economic cost perspective - would be that the fighting extends past the Ukrainian border. There will be continued economic and political unc...
We are tactically upgrading equities as we see greater clarity on the Ukraine conflict and reduced risk of central banks slamming the brakes to curb inflation. The S&P 500 slid into correction territory as Russia invaded Ukraine last week, but rebounded afterward. Bond prices show...
Blank check companies, SPACs, have been one of the bright spots of the Pandemic Period, but now there is some concern that they are not living up to their hype. Overly optimistic earnings forecasts have not worked out and now there is great concern that failure will begin to mount in ...
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First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that First Trust Total US Market AlphaDEX ® ETF (Nasdaq: TUSA) (the “Fund”), a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (the “Trust”), will change its investment objective, name and ot...
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of distributions for 115 exchange-traded funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: FTA is a federally registe...