iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Stock Discussion

The yen carry trade may not be done unwinding. The Bank of Japan assurances that more rate hikes are off the table as long as market gyrations continue has helped restore calm for the moment. But deteriorating economic conditions in the US and the expected response from the Federal Reserve are the primary drivers of the yen buying, less so BOJ moves. This means investors may keep unwinding their short positions on Japan’s currency. What would this mean for other ...

U.S. Stocks:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13%, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.47%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.51%.
Bonds:
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell 4.60 basis points to 3.9417%, up 15.32 basis points for the week after dropping to 3.6653% on Monday. The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 1.51 basis points to 4.0531%, up 17.12 basis points for the week after dropping to 3.6498% on Monday.
Commodities:
WTI September crude oil futures rose $0.65, or 0.85%, to $76.84 ...

Today, the proprtion of Americans’ financial assets invested in public stocks is nearing record highs, just shy of the peak seen in 2021.
Investor confidence, a strong U.S. economy, and superior historical performance over the last several decades is driving allocations to equities. In 2024, 41.6% of U.S. households’ financial assets are tied to the stock market.
This graphic shows the share of U.S. households finances invested in public stocks ov...

What are the ETFs that track the S&P 500 Index?
When considering an indexing investment strategy, particularly for large-cap stocks in the U.S. stock market, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the S&P 500 Index are often chosen by many investors.
The S&P 500 Index, created by Standard & Poor's in 1957, is a capitalization-weighted index that comprises the stocks of 500 of the largest companies listed on major U...

Investors have been attempting to revive the market’s momentum this year after Monday’s steep global sell-off, which was sparked by last Friday’s disappointing U.S. payrolls data, concerns about the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting timeline and the unwinding of the Japanese yen carry trade.
Investors seem to have bought the dip, deeming the pullback to be a fairly healthy correction.
“The fundamental ba...

U.S. Stocks:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.76%, the S&P 500 Index rose 2.3%, and the Nasdaq rose 2.87%.
Bonds:
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose 5.04 basis points to 3.9935%. The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 7.59 basis points to 4.0380%.
Commodities:
WTI September crude oil futures rose $0.96, or 1.28%, to $76.19 per barrel. Brent October crude oil futures rose $0.83, or 1.06%, to $79.16 per barrel. COMEX gold futures rose 1.43% to $2,467.20 per ounce. COM...

The recent jolt of volatility into the market could be a preview of the rest of the year, said Joseph Ferrara, investment strategist at Gateway Investment Advisers. Ferrara told CNBC on Wednesday that economic concerns, geopolitical conflict and the looming November elections could keep investors on edge in the coming months.
“Given kind of all of that and more — there’s the known and then the unknown — I think investors should be positioning their portfolio, maybe not defensively, but prepared...

Investors will get a fresh look at the U.S. labor market on Thursday, when jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 3 will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones are expecting a reading of 240,000 initial jobless claims. That would be a decrease from the 249,000 claims in the prior week.
Jobless claims have been trending higher in recent months, and Thursday’s report could spark market moves given last week’s disappointing Jul...

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