The Lowdown From Down Under

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 market outlook in terms of both the near term (where we think risks of a tier 1 / garden-variety pullback have grown) and the longer term (where ...  Show more

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 midterm elections. Conditions were choppy with two distinct drawdowns interrupted by a meaningful rally. Consumer Staples and Health Care outpe ...  Show more

Investors have had trouble getting started in 2025, but there's good data on the horizon (0:30). Economic concerns around Trump's tariff talk (2:30). The Fed's 'no landing', bond market movement (4:20). Bitcoin worries might carry over into tech (see Palantir) (6:40). CES and pos ...  Show more

Following a strong start to the week, markets took a step back yesterday as investors continued to digest the implications of the US election outcome. With key events on the horizon – including a slew of earnings reports and the release of US inflation data later today – trade ...

Palantir's soaring but concerns remain (0:25). ARM, Oracle and AI bellwether earnings (2:00). Tariff threats and concessions (3:30). Microsoft and Google drop post-earnings; dealing with increased competition (6:00). Merck a real outlier to the downside (8:25). McDonald's earning ...  Show more

Frank Holland and the Investment Committee discuss key items affecting the market, from a hotter than expected inflation report to a new earnings seasons about to kick off. Plus, Mega Cap Momentum concerns are top of mind as tech valuations are called into question, the desk d ...