First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF News

The sudden stop to markets induced by COVID-19 caused a substantial repricing of credit risk globally, and central banks, treasuries, and ministries of finance around the world responded unequivocally

The current bull market is by far and away one of the longest bull markets in history. Currently running 137 months and 2783 points from the March 2009 lows, it is one for the record books.

We downgrade investment grade credit to neutral and increase our overweight in high yield as we see volatility rising after a rally in risk assets.

Every asset class except Inflation and US Treasury Bills is above its long-term moving average. Waiting for higher interest rates and inflation the last 20 years has been the one, true Waiting for God

The Franklin Templeton-Gallup Economics of Recovery Study has unveiled many insights about US consumer attitudes and behavior in the wake of COVID-19.

Could this be just a two-day mini crash? Relentless selling pressure and strong downside volume suggest otherwise.

More than half of the days in August saw more S&P 500 stocks down than up, yet the index itself posted a 7% gain for the month.

Over the last few weeks, we have discussed that while the markets were continuing their seemingly unstoppable advance, there were many technical extremes reached.

In today's #Macroview, we will discuss the 5 reasons why the Fed will not get inflation, and why deflation is the bigger risk.

QE fundamentally changed finance. The Fed's COVID crisis leap into corporate debt has wielded further profound impacts on corporate credit - yields, prices and issuance.

U.S. nonfarm payrolls posted a fourth monthly gain in August, adding 1.4 million jobs following a 1.7 million rise in July, a 4.8 million surge in June, and a 2.7 million gain in May.

Unpacking the August U.S. jobs report.

This commentary has been updated to include this morning's (Sept. 4) release of Nonfarm Employment.

Today's 3.5% drop was a big deal. It was the 71st worst out of 17,783 trading days since 1950.

The idea that buying growth stocks at any price is the prudent thing stems from the idea that you can't earn much in bonds, so you must buy stocks.