Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – How Much Should We Worry About Tariffs

Tariffs are back in the spotlight! In this episode of Carson’s Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group break down the latest tariff announcements and their impact on global markets. We discuss: The new tar …

In Carson Investment Research’s 2025 Outlook, we looked at both policy opportunities and risks, including tariff policy, for markets in 2025. Our assessment was the impact of opportunities would likely significantly outweigh the impact of the risks. Our baseline view hasn’t changed, but the …

What a week it was, as we came into Monday morning with stocks down significantly over worries about Chinese AI-based company DeepSeek. We will discuss that more below, but the bottom line is despite the large losses we saw in large technology names on Monday, last week really held up quite …

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 sudden rise of Deep Seek, a new AI company out of China, and its sudden impact on the markets: The market’s reaction to Deep Seek’s rapid r …

“I am an optimist because I don’t see the point in being anything else.” Abraham Lincoln What a start to 2025, nearly picking up where 2024 left off. Yes, stocks fell in December and during the historically bullish Santa Claus Rally period, but the S&P 500 just made another new all-time …

This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, discuss three major comebacks: President Trump The bull market Market broadening Tune in as they highlight potential tax cuts, tariff uncertainties, an …

The economy had a big year in 2024, avoiding a recession while posting strong job numbers and a soaring stock market — and the markets have rallied even higher since the 2024 presidential election was decided. But the new year brings new concerns for the economy. What impact could we see fr …

Markets Give Solid Early Marks to Trump, but Not as Strong as 2016 The S&P 500 rallied 2.9% last week helped by some positive inflation news (more on that below). The move pushed the index into positive territory for the year, although still 1.6% below the December 6, 2024 all-time high.

As we look ahead to 2025, we know the scars of high inflation in 2022 and the higher interest rates that came with it are still with us. We’ve seen it in global elections, where incumbents have been rejected across the political spectrum. We’ve seen it in consumer sentiment surveys, which h …

In this week’s episode of Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, present their 2025 economic outlook. They foresee no recession, steady economic growth, and stock gains of 12-15%. Bonds may perform excep …