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Stagflation On Tap: Q1 2024 GDP Disappoints As Inflation Continues

Riding The Momentum - Looking Beyond The Tech Giants

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Riding The Momentum - Looking Beyond The Tech Giants. BlackRock Systematic's Systematic Equity Outlook explores macro and micro risks. The persistence of persistent market themes like AI has contributed to high equity index concentration and strong performance of the momentum factor. Inflation and rising geopolitical risks dominate the equity market narrative.

Q1 2024 Active Management Review: Momentum And Growth Factors Outperform

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Q1 2024 Active Management Review: Momentum And Growth Factors Outperform. Another strong quarter in markets led to another stellar performance for the Momentum and Growth factors. The Momentum factor was the standout performer across all regions. Low Volatility was the worst performing factor in the quarter.

SPY: The 'Value' From Equities Is Historically Low

At current levels, the S&P 500 is providing next to no risk premium compared to risk-free assets like the 10-Year Treasury. The stock market is offering very little value from a historical perspective, says Bret Jensen. The market is selling at just under 24 times trailing S&p 500 earnings.

U.S. GDP Report Shows Stagflation Is Tightening Its Grip

U.S. GDP Report Shows Stagflation Is Tightening Its Grip. The soft landing narrative is dead as GDP growth falls below expectations and inflation rises. Traders are removing rate cuts from the outlook, leading to higher nominal Treasury rates and a stronger dollar. Rising rates and tightening financial conditions pose a significant risk to the equity market.

Fed's Inflation Report Looms This Friday: What Makes It So Crucial For Markets?

U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditure price index report to be released Friday. The PCE price index is the Federal Reserve's favored inflation metric. Economists expect the headline PCE to rise from 2.5% to 2.6% year-on-year in March.

Stocks Retreat as Persistent Inflation Dents Fed Rate-Cut Hopes

US stock indexes Thursday closed moderately lower, led by weakness in technology stocks. Large-than-expected downward revision to US Q1 GDP and upward revision to the Q1 core price index fueled fears of stagflation. European stock markets settled mixed; European government bond yields moved higher.

Magnificent 7 Tumble, Wipe Out $300 Billion On Meta's Weak Guidance, Q1 Stagflation Woes

The collective market value of the Magnificent Seven tech giants plummeted by over $300 billion in the first trading hour of Thursday. Meta Platforms Inc. Reported weaker-than-expected revenue outlook and the first-quarter gross domestic product release. Microsoft Corp. Suffered the biggest losses, down $126 billion. Inflation concerns reignited after the U.S. Economy grew at a much slower pace than expected.