ETFs gathered $31.1 billion in capital last week, with U.S. equity ETFs leading the way with $23.3 billion in inflows.
Moody's downgraded U.S. debt one notch on Friday, joining S&P and Fitch in negatively assessing U.S.
The S&P 500 rebounded sharply in May after a tariff-induced slump. With easing trade tensions and bullish forecasts ahead, these ETFs could help investors ride the newfound optimism.
The S&P 500 is on course to record a fifth straight winning day on positive inflation news.
President Trump is in Qatar discussing trade talks with India and a possible nuclear deal with Iran today.
IPO market activity picks up on Wednesday. New IPOs are primarily in the fintech sphere, while analysts are growing bullish on defense stocks.
The S&P 500 erased its 2025 losses, thanks to the U.S.-China temporary trade truce and easing inflation. Analysts are bullish on the index.
Inflation rates slowed to 2.3% in April, with cheaper oil and lower egg prices helping.
The Trump Administration agreed to a 90-day pause on most of its tariffs against China over the weekend.
The traditional 40-60 allocation model does not factor in ongoing macroeconomic variables such as tariff disputes and the odds of a potential stagflation. VOO's valuation risks are unusually high, judging by its yield spread relative to VGIT or the S&P 500's excess CAPE yield. The above macroscopic uncertainties further compound the valuation risks.
The US and UK may agree to a new tariffs regime in which up to 100,000 British cars annually may enter the US at 10% tariffs, while steel and aluminum imports would be tariff-free.
The US and UK are set to announce a new trade agreement that may lower tariffs and boost trade.