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Your S&P Select Industry Indices 2025 Wrapped
Looking back at 2025, some key themes emerged and drove many market conversations. Many different themes—including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), tariffs, risk of inflation and a focus on defense—set against a backdrop of broader macroeconomic, geopolitical and technological changes created a period of increased market uncertainty across industries. Volatility, as measured by VIX®,…
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Will the S&P/Case-Shiller Reverse The Trend Or Are Spreads The True Indicator?
Today’s Pending Home Sales for June month-over-month came in lower than the expected 0.5% at a -1.1%. The prior May number was a 6.1% later revised to a 6.0%. Tomorrow the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index is due for release at 9am. Heading into the release, the spread of the S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Homebuilders…
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Signs of Softness in Housing
The National Association of Home Builders sentiment index for February, reported yesterday dropped sharply to 46 from 56 in January and an average of 51 for 2013. A reading above 50 means more builders view the market as favorably than as unfavorable. Housing permits and starts for January were reported this morning and are also…
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