Lessons From Past Lift Offs
The big things you need to know: First, our review of S&P 500 performance during the Fed hiking cycles that have occurred since the mid 1990...
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Our regular podcast from Lori Calvasina, Head of US Equity Strategy, that brings a fresh perspective and nuanced, data driven view on the forces shaping U.S. equity markets. Disclaimer:
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20 of 219 episodesThe Fall Feels
The big things you need to know: • First, with the US summer ending and fall getting underway, we refresh our thoughts on the US equity mark...
Midterms On Our Mind
The big things you need to know: First, we took a look back at equity market and sector performance in 2H18 and 2H22, around the last two mi...
The Lowdown From Down Under
The big things you need to know: First, takeaways from last week’s meetings with Australia-based investors, in which our conversations focus...
Valuation Opportunities Unlocking, Fed Transitions Can Be Tough For Stocks
The big things you need to know: First, valuation opportunity is opening up in the US equity market from a variety of perspectives. Second,...
Muddy Waters
The big things you need to know: First, the stats for 2Q26 reporting season have continued to come in mixed, arguing for selectivity rather...
Mixed EPS Stats, Cautiously Optimistic Commentary
The big things you need to know: The big things you need to know: First, the early stats from 2Q26 reporting season look a little mixed as r...
S&P 500 Sector Recommendation Shuffle
The big things you need to know: First, we are making several changes to our S&P 500 sector views with upgrades to Tech to overweight and Co...
June Survey Results Reveal Optimism, Not Euphoria, Heading Into 2H26
The big things you need to know: First, across the globe our analysts are constructive on performance over the next 6-12 months and see attr...
Mid-Year Outlook Update
The big things you need to know: First, we are lifting our 12-month S&P 500 price target to 8,150 from 7,900. We also think the recent outpe...
Down the Valuation Rabbit Hole
Two big things you need to know: First, forward P/Es have generally been de-frothed, but haven’t looked deeply compelling for the major US i...
The Time is Now – We Need Your Help
It’s been a year, and it’s only June. We built a framework to help investors navigate the fear and stuck with our constructive longer-term v...
From Rotation to Derisking
The big things you need to know: First, lingering concerns about interest rates and the Fed flared up on Friday after a surprisingly strong...
Investment strategy through the ‘up crash’ and beyond
RBC’s Markets in Motion is the weekly podcast from Lori Calvasina, Head of US Equity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, highlighting her lates...
Earnings Sentiment Broadens Out
The big things you need to know: First, earnings sentiment (the rate of upward EPS estimate revisions) is now improving broadly within the e...
Everything in Moderation
The big things you need to know: First, we think the recent pick up in 10-year yields raises the risk of a tier 1 (5-10%) pullback in the S&...
London Fog
The big things you need to know: First, the investors we met with this past week, in our trip to London and Switzerland, were keen to explor...
Positivity Isn’t Always Naivete
In this special cross over edition (originally recorded for the RBC Capital Markets Macro Minutes podcast), Lori joins Blake Gwinn, Head of...
Baking in a Two-Speed Economy & EPS Backdrop into Our S&P 500 Forecast
The big things you need to know: First, we have lifted our 12-month-forward S&P 500 price target to 7,900, which represents a 7.7% gain from...
Taking The Stock Market’s Temperature, Takeaways from an Avalanche of Earnings
The big things you need to know: First, US equity market valuations are on the rise, but don’t look topped out yet. We remain constructive o...