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James Picerno

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Most of the major asset classes rose in November, extending the previous-month’s broad-based gains, based on a set of ETF proxies. US real estate investment trusts led the way, posting a robust...
Investor sentiment on the outlook for another rate cut has been volatile lately, but comments from Federal Reserve officials in recent days has turned the tide back in favor of the doves.New York Fed...
The delayed third-quarter GDP report will, presumably, be published eventually, but it’s ancient history at this point. The focus has turned to an array of data from various sources for October...
The return of the government’s monthly payrolls report delivered some upbeat news yesterday. Non-farm payrolls rose more than forecast in September. The data suggests the US economy ended the...
Earlier this week we asked: Is Wall Street starting to second-guess the inflation outlook? The Fed’s adding to the suspense — minutes from the Oct. 28–29 policy meeting reveal...
The government has reopened and the task of piecing together the missing economic data points has started. Early clues suggest that hiring slowed in October. Meanwhile, the Labor Department will...
Stocks in the technology sector, closely followed by utilities, remain the hot hands for the US stock market in 2025, based on a set of ETFs through Monday’s close (Nov. 17).Although tech has...
In early November, markets were moderately confident that a slowing labor market would persuade the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for a third time at the Dec. 10 policy meeting. But confidence...
The government shutdown has ended and new government data will soon start to roll out ahead of the next Federal Reserve policy announcement on Dec. 10. The modest uptick in inflation lately will keep...
There’s no contest going into the final stretch of the year among US equity factor ETFs. So-called high beta stocks – shares with relatively high levels of return volatility – are...