Equity markets, including SPY, are expected to experience increased volatility in July due to concerns over a potential Federal Reserve rate hike. Key upcoming events such as the June Consumer Price Index (CPI), testimony from Fed Chair Warsh, and the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will heavily influence market direction, especially regarding inflation trends. Additionally, sectors like AI and semiconductors remain focal points, with important earnings reports from companies like TSM and ASML, as well as hyperscaler results, acting as catalysts. Non-AI companies such as Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan (JPM), and the KNDS IPO will also provide insights into consumer demand, financial stress, and defense sector interest.
The median company in the S&P 500 is currently about 10% overvalued compared to its 11-year average, with energy sectors showing the best value and quality scores. Real estate and healthcare sectors appear undervalued by around 16%. Market breadth ha...
The upcoming June labor market report is expected to show a slowdown in non-farm job creation to 114,000 from 172,000 in May, signaling slight weakening in the US labor market. Despite this, the data is not anticipated to be weak enough to change the...
As of June 29, 2026, six of nine major global indexes show positive gains for the year. Japan's Nikkei 225 leads with a 37.8% increase, followed by Canada's TSX (+9.8%) and the U.S. S&P 500 (+8.1%). In contrast, Hong Kong's Hang Seng has fallen 11.5%...
The current market enthusiasm for AI and strong profits overlooks increasing capital costs and future margin pressures from heavy infrastructure investments. Valuation multiples for growth stocks are very sensitive to capital costs, and even small in...
The FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) is reaffirmed as a 'buy' due to its balanced exposure to quality, momentum, and value factors. Since early January 2026, QLC has modestly outperformed the SPY by 1.06% in total return, offering a d...
