Archive for category: Research Reports

1. The economy is holding up better than expected, but recession risk remains. In the third quarter, easing inflation...

Thank goodness that is over with; September and the historically weaker returns associated with Q3 are complete! The period...

 On markets, not much has changed since our August Rasputin piece. While most leading indicators point to weaker US...

In my conversations over the years with retail investors — many of whom are novices (not that there’s anything...

Key takeaways Soft landing (47% Bearish signals vs 58% in Sep-22), but still below-trend outlook; mfg take-off unlikely before...

September is very much living up to its usual swooning of price action, and finding investors recoiling. The seasonality...

Let’s begin with a mea culpa. In my note of 18 May 2023, I wrote that the risk/reward for equities...

A “soft landing” for the economy in the US seems increasingly possible, so we look back at previous similar episodes...

The explosion of interest in artificial intelligence this year has fueled a major rally in technology stocks, with a concentrated group...

Let’s not blow things out of proportion, as the first full trading week of September and month-to-date returns are...

The Paradox: The #1 concern for most investors/traders forces the diversification of a portfolio, which ultimately and perpetually underperforms...

RBC Capital’s chief market strategist Lori Calvasina: Welcome to RBC’s Markets in Motion podcast recording August 28th, 2023. I’m...

Well, it looks like I’ll be the only one at Finom Group working this weekend. Edward and the Support...

Cross-Asset Strategy: US Q2 reporting delivered soft earnings growth and less upbeat corporate guidance, as corporates are seeing demand...

The U.S. money supply is shrinking for the first time since 1949, as savings deposits decline and the Federal...

Capital Economics  We think the 10-year Treasury yield will end the year well below its current level. The sell-off in...

Keep it simple stunad! Permabears/doomsayers live in a world of predetermined, low probability, negative finality. Bulls/optimists get paid! You...

Price momentum is a key driver of sentiment, especially in a late cycle environment when uncertainty about the outcome...

August has proven itself to be a “Wall of Worry” and the point for which the former “good overbought”...

Question: “How do you perform well over time and never let the volatility deter you?” Answer: “Position long, hope...

The stock market rally off the washed-out lows of early last fall has run further and for longer than...

Welcome to RBC’s Markets in Motion podcast recorded August 7th, 2023. I’m Lori Calvasina, head of US equity strategy...

The consolidation phase is upon us. It is more recognizably taking place, and as usual, causing investors to doubt...