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James Picerno

Editor at The ETF Asset Class Performance Review
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James Picerno is a veteran financial journalist and has been writing about portfolio strategies, investment products, and macroeconomics since the early 1990s at Bloomberg, Dow Jones and other media groups before becoming an independent writer/analyst/consultant in 2008. He’s currently ...more
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US Economic Growth Set To Slow Again In Q4 Report
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 8:42 AM EDT
This week’s delayed fourth-quarter report on US gross domestic product (GDP) remains on track to confirm that US economic growth continued to slow.
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Across The Board Gains For The Major Asset Classes Last Week
Monday, February 25, 2019 8:38 AM EDT
Led by a strong increase in emerging-market stocks, a buying spree lifted all corners of global markets last week, based on a set of exchange-traded products.
In this article: VNQ, VWO, DJP, JNK, VTI
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China, Emerging Markets Lead 2019 Rebound For Global Equities
Friday, February 22, 2019 8:02 AM EDT
Across-the-board gains continue to mark this year’s results for global equity markets, based on a set of exchange-traded funds that track the world’s major regions and countries.
In this article: MCHI, AFK, ILF, SPY, GULF, VT
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US Business Cycle Risk Report - Thursday, Feb. 21
Thursday, February 21, 2019 8:02 AM EDT
The US economic trend continues to slow, but the deceleration – so far – has been gradual and non-threatening in terms of raising recession risk to a critical level.
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Junk, Long-Term Corporates Still Leading 2019 Bond Market Rally
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:04 AM EDT
The bull run in US bonds shows no sign of slowing, based on year-to-date performances for a set of exchange-traded funds.
In this article: JNK, SHYG, BND, VCLT, SHY
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What Will Next Week’s Delayed Update On Housing Starts Reveal?
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:51 AM EDT
Recent reports from the housing sector point to a new round of weakness in this critical slice of the US economy, potentially raising a warning flag for the year ahead.
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US Stocks Led Partial Rebound For Asset Classes Last Week
Monday, February 18, 2019 8:15 AM EDT
Equities in the US generated the strongest performance last week for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded products.
In this article: VTI, WIP, VNQ, VWO, BND, DJP
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Weak Retail Spending In December Weighs On US Q4 GDP Outlook
Friday, February 15, 2019 8:40 AM EDT
The unexpected drop in retail sales in December has raised uncertainty about the upcoming report on fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP).
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Industrials And Energy Lead US Equity Rebound In 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:45 AM EDT
The year-to-date rally in the US stock market has lifted all the major equity sectors, based on a set of ETFs. Leading the field: shares in the industrials sector, which has a sizable performance edge over the rest of the market.
In this article: XLE, XLI, XLU
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US Inflation Trend Expected To Remain Subdued
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 8:20 AM EDT
Although inflation was accelerating in the first half of last year, core CPI peaked last July at 2.3%. In the months since, pricing pressure has cooled a bit. As a result, core CPI is running roughly in line with the Fed’s 2.0% inflation target.
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Moderate Growth Trend Expected For US Retail Spending
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 8:41 AM EDT
The National Retail Federation remains upbeat on the outlook for US consumer spending in 2019. The trade group forecasts that retail sales will rise between 3.8% to 4.4% this year, roughly in line with the annual pace of growth in recent history.
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US REITs Continue To Lead Weekly Returns For Major Asset Classes
Monday, February 11, 2019 8:09 AM EDT
For a second week in a row, real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the US posted the strongest return for the major asset classes.
In this article: JNK, VNQ, VWO, BND, DJP
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Corporate Bonds Are Leading US Fixed-Income Gains This Year
Thursday, February 7, 2019 7:35 AM EDT
Supported by the Federal Reserve’s recent pause on raising interest rates, corporate bonds are leading the US fixed-income sector higher in 2019.
In this article: JNK, TLT, BND, VCLT, SHYG, TLH
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Stress Testing Six Tactical Asset Allocation ETFs
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 8:49 AM EDT
The past two years have been an ideal period to test the risk-management techniques of tactical portfolio strategies, courtesy of high volatility and sudden shifts in global market trends.
In this article: AOM
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Risk Premia Forecasts: Major Asset Classes - Tuesday, February 5
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:18 AM EDT
The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded to an annualized 4.5% in January after slipping to 4.2% at the end of 2018.
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Last Week’s Rallies Lifted All The Major Asset Classes
Monday, February 4, 2019 8:26 AM EDT
Last week’s rally was led by real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the US. For the fourth week in a row, Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ) was up, rising a strong 3.0%.
In this article: DJP, VNQ, BND, VWO
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