The Powell or The Trump Put?
By Leo Kolivakis, via Iris.xyz Fred Imbert of CNBC reports, Dow ends volatile November with more than 150-point rally on hopes of a…
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Rising Rates Shouldn’t Worry Investors
After the 1,300-point drubbing the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced in the last two trading sessions, investors were quick to point fingers…
Regional Bank ETFs Should be Soaring, but They’re Not
Historically, regional banks are positively correlated to rising Treasury, indicating exchange traded funds, such as the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEArca:…
2 Short-Term Bond ETFs Seeing Big Inflows
With interest rates rising, some fixed income investors are seeking refuge with ultra-short term Treasury exchange traded funds. Popular destinations on that…
Dividend Growth ETF ‘SMDV’ Looks to Thrive as Rates Rise
Although interest rates continue rising, 2018 has been a banner year in terms of domestic dividend growth with some dividend-focused exchange traded…
3 Bearish U.S. Treasury ETNs that are Outperforming Year-to-Date
The common notion by the capital markets that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates on Wednesday was confirmed as Fed Chairman…
Fed Projects at Least Three More Rate Hikes in 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the general market consensus on Wednesday that interest rates would rise by capping off a two-day…
Trade Wars Do Not Concern Fed Chair Just Yet
After announcing that the Federal Reserve is raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell…
Federal Reserve Hikes Rates Third Time by 25 Basis Points
The common notion by the capital markets that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates today was confirmed as Fed Chairman…
Why Fed Rate Hike Was ‘Baked Into the Cake’
As widely expected in the U.S. capital markets today, the Federal Reserve didn’t veer off its rate-hiking path by implementing another increase…
Survey Says China Won’t Mimic Fed’s Rate-Hiking Measures
In terms of gross domestic product, China may trail the United States, but it won’t play a game of follow the leader…
Hawkish Fed Expected to Raise Interest Rates Today
The common notion in the capital markets today is to expect the expected as the Federal Reserve will likely maintain their hawkish…
Continued Rate Hikes a Boon for ‘TMV’ ETF
While the U.S. economy continues its forward momentum with tailwinds from a strong stock market that has already seen major indexes like…
Survey Unanimous Fed will Raise Rates Twice More this Year
The U.S. economy continues to move forward at a significant speed with tailwinds from a strong stock market that has already seen…