This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, discuss the state of the U.S. consumer. Talking points include: Retail sales and restaurant activity remain robust, supported by strong balance sheets …
Earnings Expectations Continue to Rise The summer rally continued last week, the S&P 500 gaining 1.4% and hitting more all-time highs. Stock gains ultimately depend on earnings and they continue to look good in both the short and long run. Inflation data finally provided some relief, wi …
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in much better than expected and the markets reacted. What do investors need to know about this and other news from the week? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their insights. Highlight …
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The Summer Rally Continues Another week and more new highs for the S&P 500. As we’ve noted before, summer rallies are actually quite normal in an election year and we didn’t think this year would be any different. In fact, the three summer months are up more than seven percent on averag …
New GDP and consumption data are showing some cracks in the economy. Should investors be worried? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their thoughts. Highlights include: GDP growth was 1.3% Income growth has been slowing …
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