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Surging Breadth Signals More Gains For Stocks
Posted by Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Equity Strategist Thursday, August 18, 2022 Market watchers, particularly market technicians, have had a lot to celebrate lately. The S&P 500 retraced more than half of its bear market decline earlier this year, which has historically confirmed the start of new bull markets. The Dow Jones Industrials Average broke above its […]
August 18, 2022
Top Ten Housing Districts
Posted by Jeffrey J. Roach, PhD, Chief Economist Friday, August 19, 2022 Existing home sales in July fell over 20% from a year ago to an annualized rate of 4.81 million. Outside of the onset of the pandemic, the July sales rate was the lowest since late 2015 when the real estate market was recovering from […]
August 19, 2022
Will Fed Chair Powell Push Back on Markets?
Posted by Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Fixed Income Strategist Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Since 1978, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has played host to central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This year’s symposium, “Reassessing Constraints on the Economy,” will take place […]
August 23, 2022
5 Reasons to Consider Buying Energy
Posted by Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist Thursday, August 25, 2022 In general, some of the best investment opportunities come when the following conditions hold: 1) the market is pricing in a pessimistic outlook in the form of lower valuations, 2) earnings estimates are being revised higher and growth is accelerating, and 3) technical analysis […]
August 25, 2022
How to Think about Inflation
Posted by Jeffrey J. Roach, PhD, Chief Economist Friday, August 26, 2022 Real Spending Grew in July Real personal spending rose 0.2% in July, a positive indicator for Q3 economic growth. However, consumers need to see a higher growth rate in personal incomes for the real economy to grow in Q3. Personal income also grew in […]
August 26, 2022
Five Things to Know About Preferred Securities
Posted by Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Fixed Income Strategist Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Like most financial markets, preferred securities have generated negative returns so far this year, however the value proposition remains. Preferreds offer generous yields, both absolute and after-tax, with their high income stream serving as a total return buffer against future spread volatility. “Preferred securities […]