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- 5 days ago6 min
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 than a leadership rotation, in our view.Second, last week’s earnings commentary from S&P 500 companies reiterated the themes of resiliency and AI tailwinds, but didn’t give us much insight on how to think about recent war developments.Third, we review how we’re thinking about the role of the retail investor in today’s US equity market, which differs in some respects from the past, and how we’re monitoring risks on this front.Fourth, other things that jump out in our updates this week include the return of S&P 500 Semi & Semi Equipment valuations to average levels and the bright spots we’re seeing in our quant work on Japan.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
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 reporting season kicks into high gear.Second, early earnings commentary from the companies that reported over the past week highlights a cautiously optimistic tone, consumer resiliency, and complicated AI impacts.Third, other things that jumped out in our latest updates include further evidence of stabilizing sentiment on the NFIB and University of Michigan consumer sentiment surveys (which have encouraged the rotation trade) and evidence of weaker flows to US equities (which point to the possibility of some geographical pressure on the US equity market).
- 2 weeks ago6 min
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 Consumer Discretionary to market weight, alongside downgrades of Communication Services to market weight and Utilities to underweight.Second, the expected growth rate for 2Q26 S&P 500 EPS has continued to drift up ahead of reporting season, but trends in beat rates and EPS revisions have been mixed.Third, on our broader outlook we’re on guard for a shift back into US and mega cap Growth leadership.
- 3 weeks ago5 min
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 attractive valuations in the industries they cover.Second, Europe and Canada captured the most optimistic performance outlooks among our four coverage regions, but the US was not far behind.Third, our Canadian and US analysts expressed a favorable view of their own respective domestic policy backdrops. On the US midterm elections, our US analysts had a slightly constructive tilt on performance in a Republican sweep scenario, a slightly negative tilt on performance in a Democratic sweep scenario, and a neutral view on performance in a split Congress scenario.Fourth, at the global sector level, performance outlooks were mostly positive and came in stronger than other sectors for Materials and Industrials, but only by a little.
- Jun 29, 20266 min
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 outperformance of non-US developed markets and value could last a bit longer but ultimately expect equity market leadership to return to the US and big cap growth after the recent valuation problem is resolved.Second, we run through our thoughts on the upcoming reporting season, noting that the bar seems high from a data perspective.Third, the latest Duke CFO survey pointed to a slight downtick on economic optimism but a slight uptick on optimism on the outlook for one’s own company.
- Jun 15, 20266 min
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 indices.Second, the valuation case for the broadening trade still has some room (Small Caps, certain cyclical sectors, non-US developed market equities), but requires close monitoring.
- Jun 10, 20261 min
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 view. If you’ve found our research, and this podcast, helpful, we’d appreciate your vote in the Extel (formerly II) All America Research survey. Voting is open and closes this Friday, June 12th – please cast your vote now. Here is a one-minute video explaining why we think we’ve earned it this year. To vote go to: https://www.extelinsights.com/support/voting-helpAll-America ResearchMacroPortfolio StrategyRBCLori Calvasina5 starsEvery vote counts! This category has a number of excellent strategists, and the rankings among the top 10 can be very tight. Please participate if you consume strategy work. If you already voted for us – thank you for your support!
- Jun 8, 20268 min
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 NFP report. We run through our thoughts on why this hit the Nasdaq so hard and note that risk of a tier 1 / garden variety pullback (5-10% from peak) has risen in the near term.Second, other things that jump out include the recent drop in bitcoin, which supports the idea that risks of a tier 1 pullback have risen, and the sharp drop in Small Caps on Friday on interest rate fears.
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