Rotation to Value
What’s in Today’s Report:
- More Evidence of the Rotation to Value
US futures are lower again this morning and most overseas markets declined overnight thanks to a continued rise in bond yields and concerns about global economic growth.
The IMF reduced global growth expectations for 2018 from 3.9% to 3.7% citing the escalating trade tensions between the US and China as a potentially significant headwind.
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index eased to 107.9 vs. (E) 108.0 last month, but remains near a record high.
With the NFIB already out, there are no additional economic reports in the US today but there are two Fed speakers to watch, one shortly after the open: Evans (10:00 a.m. ET) and one later this evening: Williams (9:15 p.m.ET).
That will leave investor focus on the pace of rising bond yields and tech weakness. And unless we see some moderation in the bond rout and some stabilization in tech, it will be hard for stocks to move meaningfully higher today.
