The US stock market this year has taken investors on a white-knuckled ride, but the momentum factor’s performance leadership has remained a constant in the US equity factor space, based on a set of proxy ETFs.
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EU proposes 25% retaliatory tariff on US goods: Bloomberg
Republican lawmakers pressure Trump to abandon trade tariffs: The Hill
N. Korea announces “agreement” with S. Korea to advance dialogue: Reuters
Washington is first state to pass net neutrality protections: Medium
ISM Non-Mfg Index edges lower in Feb: RTT
PMI: US services sector econ activity accelerates to 6-mo high in Feb: IHS Markit
Critics bemoan Fidelity’s decision to raise equity risk in target date funds: Reuters
An aging rail tunnel into Manhattan is a key risk factor for US economy: Bloomberg
Global All-Industry Output Index ticks up to 41-month high in Feb: IHS Markit