Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – How Much Should We Worry About Tariffs
Tariffs are back in the spotlight! In this episode of Carson’s Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group break down the latest tariff announcements and their impact on global markets. We discuss: The new tar …
Tariff Tussle Resolved, But It’s Only the Opening Round
In Carson Investment Research’s 2025 Outlook, we looked at both policy opportunities and risks, including tariff policy, for markets in 2025. Our assessment was the impact of opportunities would likely significantly outweigh the impact of the risks. Our baseline view hasn’t changed, but the …
Market Commentary: Stocks Resilient Despite DeepSeek, Tariff Talk
What a week it was, as we came into Monday morning with stocks down significantly over worries about Chinese AI-based company DeepSeek. We will discuss that more below, but the bottom line is despite the large losses we saw in large technology names on Monday, last week really held up quite …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – Is Deep Seek a Big Deal?
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 sudden rise of Deep Seek, a new AI company out of China, and its sudden impact on the markets: The market’s reaction to Deep Seek’s rapid r …
Market Commentary: S&P 500 Hits New All-Time High
“I am an optimist because I don’t see the point in being anything else.” Abraham Lincoln What a start to 2025, nearly picking up where 2024 left off. Yes, stocks fell in December and during the historically bullish Santa Claus Rally period, but the S&P 500 just made another new all-time …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – Guess Who’s Back?
This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, discuss three major comebacks: President Trump The bull market Market broadening Tune in as they highlight potential tax cuts, tariff uncertainties, an …
Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment
Current Market Volatility Normal for a Bull Market The S&P 500 is off to a bit of a rocky start in 2025, an extension of weakness in December 2024. We are already getting questions about whether it’s time to panic, with bearish narratives starting to come out of hibernation across socia …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – How Worried Should We Be About Tariffs
In this week’s episode of Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, explore the implications of tariffs and their market impact. Tune in as they discuss recent tariff-related announcements, including potent …
Market Commentary: Some Favorite Charts from 2024 and a New Congress Is Sworn In
Welcome to our first Weekly Market Commentary for 2025. We’ll kick off the year by looking back at a few of our favorite charts for 2024. Then, with the 119th Congress newly sworn in on Friday, January 3, we also take a look at some policy mistakes that could derail our largely bullish poli …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – 5 Things To Think About in 2025
This week on Take 5, Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, and Barry Gilbert outline five key themes for 2025, emphasizing long-term investing over market timing. Tune in as they discuss: Expectations of potential market pullbacks The importance of staying invested Avo …
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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.
