[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Major U.S. indexes rose broadly Wednesday, helped by a report out of the nation’s central bank that showed Fed policymakers want to be absolutely certain the U.S. economy had recovered before starting to raise interest rates. Feeling at ease that the Fed won’t raise rates until sometime next year, investors seemed to …
Volatility Remains But Markets Snap Back
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks rose today, snapping a three-day losing streak as investors smiled upon social media and tech shares. Being its volatile self, the S&P is now back in positive territory for the year. Tuesday’s advance followed the S&P 500’s biggest three-day retreat since late January and the Nasdaq’s steepest three-day drop since …
Equities Selloff Continues…
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Today officially marks the first day that all three major indexes (S&P, Dow and Nasdaq) are negative year to date. The Nasdaq continued its decline (which began last Thursday) and is now down a combined 4.6% over the three day period. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones both finished down more than …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 04/04/2014
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 367 (last week 364) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Is The Weak Labor Market Weighing On Inflation?
The March US nonfarm payrolls number was slightly disappointing as economists had forecast a higher reading although revised estimates for February came in better than expected. However, Randall Kroszner, a professor of economics at the Chicago University’s Booth School and a former Federal Reserve governor, thinks the latest number is pretty much right on target since the job creation rate …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust RBA Quality Income ETF (QINC)
The dividend ETF space has managed to generate considerable interest among investors in recent months. Responding to investor demand, issuers have launched a raft of new funds while lining up quite a few more in an attempt to give a new spin to the age old dividend investing strategy. First Trust, the Il-based leading global issuer of exchange-traded funds, is …