Why The Market Rally May Still Have Room To Run, Even If Tech Stocks Falter

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Why The Market Rally May Still Have Room To Run, Even If Tech Stocks Falter. Michael Craig, Managing Director and Head of Asset Allocation at TD Asset Management, discusses the outlook for tech stocks and the broader implications for markets.

Equities Play A Waiting Game

Consumption continued to drive growth in the first quarter. The waiting game continues for the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks to cut interest rates this year. 2024 is shaping up to be a “normal” expansionary year with healthy levels of economic growth and inflation.

Rising Treasury Yields, Falling Oil Prices, And Hawkish Talk From The Fed

Home Market Outlook Economy Analysis Rising Treasury Yields, Falling Oil Prices, And Hawkish Talk From The Fed. The 10-year US Treasury yield rose to levels not seen since last November. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell last week from recent highs despite tensions in the Middle East.

CNYA: Improving Economic Data In Q1, But Confidence Is Still Lacking

IShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA) is down 47% since its last peak in February of 2021. CNYA has seen a decrease in assets from $695 million to $191 million. Sean Pavone wrote a buy thesis on CNYa in July last year. Economic data in China was strong in Q1. The fund is well diversified in terms of sectors and companies.

Adapting To Economic Paradigm Shifts

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy Adapting To Economic Paradigm Shifts. Investors should look to real assets to diversify beyond the traditional 60/40 portfolio. The global economy may be shifting from a low inflationary paradigm driven by disinflationary forces to an inflationary one.

Weekly Report: what happened at CNYA last week (0415-0419)?

Weekly Commentary: World-Wide De-Risking/Deleveraging

Looking Back At Equity Factors In Q1 2024 With WisdomTree

Global Growth Returns And The 2025 Fiscal Reckoning

Emerging Markets - A Changed Asset Class?

Inflation Progress May Be Bumpy, But Is Likely To Continue

China's First Quarter 2024 GDP Beat Forecasts As Investment Picks Up

Weekly Report: what happened at CNYA last week (0408-0412)?

Weekly Commentary: Trouble Brewing In Financial Asset Wonderland

Doug Noland: The Fed's misguided dovish pivot unleashed precariously loose market conditions. He says the market is in the midst of a bubble. He argues that Bubbles can inflate to unimaginable extremes - and then quadruple. Noland says the late-cycle fear of Bubbles is missing out on the reality.

China's Economy Isn't Gaining Much Steam. Why That Could Be a Problem.

China's economy appears to have turned a corner in the first quarter. New indicators from China Beige Book show some improvement in the property market. But the recovery hasn't achieved the momentum needed for a sustained rebound. There is little sign China is going to change the way it is trying to stimulate the economy. Retail and services companies were a bright spot.

Emerging Markets Activity Expands At Fastest Pace In 10 Months

Emerging Markets Activity Expands At Fastest Pace In 10 months. Incoming new business for emerging market goods and services rose in March at the quickest pace since last May. India continues to lead growth in both the manufacturing and service sectors. In March emerging markets growth accelerated at the fastest pace since May 2024.

Broaden Your Investment Horizons

It may be time to look beyond the U.S. For equity market performance. Looser monetary and fiscal policy could add momentum to what already appears to be a global cyclical recovery. Europe could cut its interest rates sooner than the United States. Europe's manufacturing activity could get a boost from stimulus.

Weekly Report: what happened at CNYA last week (0401-0405)?

Just Transition And Emerging Markets: Weighing The Risks

The concept of a "just transition" is gaining ground among investors concerned about the social risks of moving from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources. Coal- or oil-exporting countries with undiversified economies may face significant transition risks. These risks are particularly high in emerging markets. The Just Transition Index measures countries across a range of key indicators.

Weekly Commentary: Global Ring Of Fire

Money Market Fund Assets surged $70.5 billion last week to a record $6.111 TN. Milton Friedman: The Great Depression was the height of the boom and the depth of the depression. Doug Noland says we are in the "terminal phase of history's greatest boom and bust.