Mid-Year Outlook ’23 Highlights

What a first half it was, as the S&P 500 was down close to 20% at the April lows and incredibly have come back to new highs already, one of the fastest recoveries ever.

In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, discuss the unexpected strength in stocks during May and June, why the economy has outperformed expectations, and what could keep momentum going in the second half of the year. From …

New Highs Are Here What a wild ride 2025 has been and it is only halfway over! After being down nearly 20% at the lows in April, stocks have staged one of the largest reversals ever and on Friday moved back to new highs.

In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, discuss the remarkable turnaround in markets over the past 10 weeks, with the S&P 500 nearly reaching an all-time high despite previous worries around inflation, tariffs, and geo …

Stocks fell three days in a row to end the holiday-shortened week but still managed to finish the week near flat thanks to Monday’s gains. Worries over the fallout from the Middle East conflict has traders on edge, while US economic data has been slowing some, and the Federal Reserve (“Fed” …

In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, address the mounting uncertainty surrounding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, reflecting on how geopolitical turmoil historically affects markets. Despite short-term volatili …

Holding Our Equity Forecast Steady The S&P 500 Index fell slightly last week after a late week retreat on escalating conflict in the Middle East. Despite a more than 20% gain in two months, down weeks have been normal off the lows with four of the last ten weeks seeing the index lower. …

In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, examine the recent narrative that inflation is about to spike again — and explain why the actual data says otherwise. While tariff concerns and headline warnings have investors on ed …

Inching Closer to New Highs Stocks had some drama last week as the president of the United States and the world’s richest man had a very public falling out, but that did little to slow down the bull market. The S&P 500 is now just a chip shot away from new highs, something that was …

In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist chat about markets climbing sharply off April lows and discuss what could derail this bull run. From housing weakness to tariff uncertainty, they explore the real risks that could tri …