Market Commentary: Are Stocks in a Bubble? We Don’t Think So
“By many measures, for example, equity prices are fairly highly valued.” Jerome Powell, Tuesday, September 23, Speech to the Providence Chamber of Commerce.
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – Is the Stock Market in a Bubble?
In the latest Take 5, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, tackle the big question making headlines: Is the stock market in a bubble? With comparisons to 1929 floating around, it’s easy to feel uneasy. Ryan and Sonu break down the fact …
Market Commentary: The Fed Cuts Rates and Small Caps Join the Party
The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut interest rates 0.25%-points at their September meeting last week, taking their policy rate to the 4.0–4.25% range. This comes after a long nine-month pause but the move was widely expected, especially given recent data showing a rapidly cooling labor market.
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – The Fed Cut: How Many More?
In the latest Take 5, Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, breaks down the Fed’s first rate cut after a nine-month pause, why the labor market is driving policy decisions, and what investors should expect next. From shaky jobs data to fiscal stimulus on the horizon, this episode expl …
Market Commentary: Fed Likely to Cut Rates Despite Rising Inflation
We might sound like a broken record here, but stocks gained again last week, with the S&P hitting more new highs, up to 24 now on the year with a gain of more than 12% year to date. Incredibly, stocks are up more than 30% from the April 8 closing low for one of the …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – Here Come the Fed Cuts
After nine months without a move, the Fed is set to cut interest rates. In the latest Take 5, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, break down the latest CPI data, tariff-driven inflation, rising unemployment claims, and what Fed policy …
Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New Highs Amid Solid Breadth Even as Job Growth Weakens
The bull market rages on, as the S&P 500 moved to another new high last week, the first in the month of September and 21st overall on the year.
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – All That Glitters
In the latest Take 5, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, dig into why gold has been shining so brightly over the past three years and what that means for investors. From inflation protection to central bank buying, and the surprising …
Market Commentary: It’s Historically the Toughest Month of the Year, but the Bull Market May Be Tougher
The S&P 500 moved back to new highs last week and gained in the month of August during a president’s second term for the first time since 1950. That’s the good news. The bad news is we aren’t out of the woods yet, as September is historically the worst month of the year and the …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – The Fed Pivot?
In the latest episode of Carson’s Take 5, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, break down Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments from the Jackson Hole Symposium. While Powell cracked the door open to rate cuts, inflation remains sticky, an …
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Midyear Market Outlook 2025
The economy has weathered volatility and uncertainty to start 2025, with the ongoing bull market continuing its run and the labor market staying strong. But plenty of headwinds remain as we head into the second half of the year.
