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Following the restructuring of First Republic Bank, investors are looking ahead to an eventful week featuring a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting, earnings from large-cap companies including Apple, and market-moving economic data not limited to Payrolls and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover report.

Outlook

Investors look past First Republic with busy week ahead

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Published May 4, 2023

The Fed's recent actions have led to a reevaluation of what it means to 'fight the Fed,' and it's crucial for investors to understand the difference between a trading opportunity and an investable rally.

Outlook

IBKR economic landscape: consumer spending slows while the Fed is …

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Published May 4, 2023

Stocks rallied this week as investors shifted their attention to the Federal Reserve's upcoming May meeting, with strong earnings from several mega-cap technology companies offsetting renewed regional banking jitters and weak economic data.

Outlook

Stocks rally as attention shifts to Fed’s May meeting

by Gerry Sparrow
Published May 4, 2023

REIT companies are mandated by law to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. You must be careful as the key term here is taxable income. The crucial questions to consider when evaluating a REIT are what are the assets they own, how much cash flow the assets produce, and why do I want to own these assets for the long term?

Strategies

The art of contrarian thinking-finding value among the REIT selloff!

by Yale Bock
Published May 4, 2023

Consumer staples, homebuilders, and cybersecurity are favored sectors

Strategies

Sector opportunities for Q2 2023

by State Street Global Advisors
Published April 27, 2023

The Global X Research survey surveyed 1,079 individuals in the United States, revealing key insights on the housing sector and proptech adoption. Notably, nearly 90% of respondents believe that average U.S. home prices increased at least 10% between 2019-2022.

Outlook

The consumer pulse: proptech adoption

by Global X
Published April 27, 2023

The Fed's recent actions have led to a reevaluation of what it means to 'fight the Fed,' and it's crucial for investors to understand the difference between a trading opportunity and an investable rally.

Strategies

Water equities: liquid assets with solid investment performance

by IA SRI
Published April 27, 2023

The US consumer seems more than willing to pay more for their favorite brands, especially if they sell, um, comfort foods. Consider some of the winners that we have seen over recent sessions.

Outlook Reflections

We love our junk food and are willing to pay …

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Published April 27, 2023

After last week's slew of second-tier data, it seemed as if the Treasury market had made up its mind-the economy is finally turning over and headed toward a recession sooner rather than later.

Outlook

Just hold on a minute

by WisdomTree
Published April 20, 2023

Investors are still waiting for signs of that recession, with recent economic data showing increasing evidence of slowing activity and tighter lending conditions.

Outlook

A tale of two yield curves

by WisdomTree
Published April 20, 2023

The latest New Residential Construction report shows further weakness in the sector, with permits and groundbreaking declining sharply for multifamily projects.

Outlook

Construction data weakens while fed rate hike expectations strengthen:

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Published April 19, 2023

The Fed's recent actions have led to a reevaluation of what it means to 'fight the Fed,' and it's crucial for investors to understand the difference between a trading opportunity and an investable rally.

Outlook

JP Morgan and the other banks

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Published April 19, 2023

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