The Fall Feels

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

The big things you need to know:First, takeaways from last week’s meetings with Australia-based investors, in which our conversations focused on inflation / interest rates / the Fed, the US midterm elections, and the rotation trade.Second, key big-picture themes in last week’s S& ...  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 ...