The winners keep on winning. That sums up the horse race for much of this year based on a set of ETFs targeting the main US equity factor risk premiums. Going in to the home stretch for 2024, the momentum and large-cap growth factors continue to post a commanding lead over the rest of the field, based on trading through Wednesday’s close (Dec. 4).
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Macro Briefing: 5 December 2024
US nonfarm private sector payrolls rose 146,000 in November, down from a 184,000 gain in the previous month, according to the ADP Employment Report. “While overall growth for the month was healthy, industry performance was mixed,” says Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP. “Manufacturing was the weakest we’ve seen since spring. Financial services and leisure and hospitality were also soft.”