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 state of the U.S. consumer. Talking points include: Retail sales and restaurant activity remain robust, supported by strong balance sheets …
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Equities closed out April in strong form amid better-than-expected earnings and resilient economic data. The S&P 500 posted a gain of 1.6%, pushing its year-to-date gains to 9.2%. Not a bad way to start the first four months of the year, despite all the recession calls and the banking c …
Does the word “sale” send you running to your wallet? How many half-priced clothes hang in your closet with the tag still on? How many uncomfortable shoes did you buy solely because they were on sale? When thinking about money, do you feel stressed? Tense? Controlling? Confused? Like you ha …
Stocks have had a great start to 2023, and the economy continues to surprise to the upside. In particular, China is showing improvement. If one of the world’s largest economies is quickly advancing, what does that do for the odds of a U.S. recession? Our base case has always been the U.S. w …
Looking for some Q2 insights? Watch our on-demand webinar: Outlook ’23: Q2 Update with Carson’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and Director, Investment Platform Sonu Varghese.
