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The State of the Economy
The US unemployment figures that came out on Sept. 4 reported the rate falling to 8.4% for August from 10.2% in July. It was a nice surprise as economists expected it to be at 9.8%. This shows that the US economy is still resilient despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Following the news, we saw some notable strength in residential REITs (VNQ) and mortgage REITs (REM), two sectors we have been bullish on, while technology stocks (XLK) have taken most of the hit.
Having said that, there are many positives to look for:
- The US economy is clearly improving better than expected.
- We remain in a strong uptrend market despite the last days' weakness.
- Importantly, investors are eager to buy more equities. Today, there's tons of cash sitting on the sidelines and invested in CDs and Treasuries. With the current low-interest rates, these investors have been penalized because they are earning next to nothing in interest. At each and every pullback, it has been
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