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U.S. stocks rebound on Friday, the first trading day of the fourth quarter of 2021.

Many investors have already shifted into cyclical sectors, expecting to capitalize on the “reflationary” trade. For example, financials stocks rallied this year as longer-dated Treasury yields increased. However, investors should note that if the Federal Reserve hikes short-term rates to dampen inflation, the yield curve would flatten, so “the spread between borrowing and lending narrows for the banking sector and results in a net interest margins squeeze,” according to BCA Research. “Depending on how far up the inflation expectations you want to move, financials benefit and then at...

Value-Oriented Sector ETFs Driving Flows in 2021 U.S. sector and industry ETFs gained in popularity in 2021 as investors sought targeted exposure to the Energy, Financials, and Materials. U.S. sector/industry-focused equity ETFs pulled in $35 billion this year. While the U.S. broad market equity ETFs such as Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) continue to gather significant assets in 2021, investors have also increasingly used ETFs to tactically target certain sectors or industries. Indeed, while all but two GICS sectors were represented in the 20 ETFs...

Author Bio Daniel has been writing for Fool.com since 2019. A fan of value and dividend stocks, he covers the industrial sector, oil and gas, and renewable energy. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a BBA in finance and marketing and a certificate in personal financial planning. The U.S. economy is booming. After decreasing by 3.5% in 2020, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that real GDP rose by an annualized 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021.  Contractions and expansions affect every sector, but the impact is amplified for cyclic...

Stock Market News for May 3, 2021 Zacks.com 3 hrs ago Wall Street closed lower on Friday primarily due to profit booking by investors. Moreover, weaker-than-expected earnings results by some big companies also dented investors' confidence. All the three major stock indexes ended in red. For the week as a whole, these indexes had mixed performances. However, these indexes performed impressively in April. Popular Searches How Did The Benchmarks Perform? The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down 0.5% or 185.51 points to close at 33,874.85. Notably, 21 components of the 30-stock blue-chip...