RBC's Markets in Motion

Episódios

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  Muddy Waters 27.07.2026 6min

  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.
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  Mixed EPS Stats, Cautiously Optimistic Commentary 21.07.2026 6min

  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).
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  S&P 500 Sector Recommendation Shuffle 13.07.2026 6min

  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.
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  June Survey Results Reveal Optimism, Not Euphoria, Heading Into 2H26 07.07.2026 5min

  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.
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  Mid-Year Outlook Update 29.06.2026 6min

  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.
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  Down the Valuation Rabbit Hole 15.06.2026 6min

  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.
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  The Time is Now – We Need Your Help 10.06.2026 1min

  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!
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  From Rotation to Derisking 08.06.2026 8min

  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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  Investment strategy through the ‘up crash’ and beyond 04.06.2026 19min

  RBC’s Markets in Motion is the weekly podcast from Lori Calvasina, Head of US Equity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, highlighting her latest views on the US equity market. This is a special edition of the podcast recorded live from the RBC Global Energy Power and Infrastructure Conference in New York on June 3rd, 2026. Lori teamed up with Callie Simpkins (Managing Director on RBCCM’s Cross Asset Hedge Fund sales team who moderated the discussion) and Amy Wu Silverman (Managing Director and Head of Derivatives Strategy) to discuss the outlook for the US equity market and other key macro issues including inflation.Two big things you need to know:First, Lori and Amy review how the US equity market rally seems late innings in some respects, but is not making clear signs of a top and why there could still be room to run.Second, they emphasize inflation as a key risk factor, and how it factors into the equity market outlook and positioning.
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  Earnings Sentiment Broadens Out 01.06.2026 4min

  The big things you need to know:First, earnings sentiment (the rate of upward EPS estimate revisions) is now improving broadly within the equity market, which we think opens the door for a short-term pause in mega cap Growth leadership within the US and US leadership within global developed markets equities.Second, the Growth/Value trade within Large Cap has turned choppy again, which we think may reflect the broadening out of improving earnings sentiment and valuations that have started to look frothy for mega cap Growth on some metrics.Third, stock market optimism improved in the latest Conference Board survey, a bright spot in the consumer narrative and a data point that alleviates some of our near-term pullback concerns.
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  Everything in Moderation 27.05.2026 8min

  The big things you need to know:First, we think the recent pick up in 10-year yields raises the risk of a tier 1 (5-10%) pullback in the S&P 500 in the short-term, but does not alter our longer-term constructive view on the S&P 500.Second, it was business as usual at the RBC Health Care conference last week in terms of company commentary.Third, other things that jump out from our latest updates include a move up in the median NTM P/E for the biggest market cap names in the S&P 500 (which also adds to risk of a near-term pullback).
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  London Fog 18.05.2026 6min

  The big things you need to know:First, the investors we met with this past week, in our trip to London and Switzerland, were keen to explore other opportunities in US equities beyond Semis/Tech/AI, but had difficulty envisioning what those were.Second, we highlight continued outperformance of high price momentum in our factor work and what we’re seeing in our valuation work for this part of the market, a pick up in the rate of upward EPS estimate revisions for the S&P 500 as reporting season slows down, and the signal we’re currently getting from S&P 500 and Russell 2000 forward P/Es – things are moving up but aren’t universally back to their 2025 and early 2026 highs.
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  Positivity Isn’t Always Naivete 11.05.2026 22min

  In this special cross over edition (originally recorded for the RBC Capital Markets Macro Minutes podcast), Lori joins Blake Gwinn, Head of RBC Capital Markets US Rates Strategy in a conversation on US equities, US rates, and the Fed.What we discuss:Equity markets keep hitting all-time highs. Rates markets are telling a more cautious story. So which one has it right? In this episode, we examine the complacency narrative through both an equity and rates lens, unpacking whether risk assets are fully pricing the range of Iran conflict outcomes or looking past risks that haven't fully materialized yet. We also dig into what a Warsh-led Fed means for forward guidance, dissent, and market volatility, and what the shifting policy backdrop means for how investors position across equities and rates.
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  Baking in a Two-Speed Economy & EPS Backdrop into Our S&P 500 Forecast 08.05.2026 5min

  The big things you need to know:First, we have lifted our 12-month-forward S&P 500 price target to 7,900, which represents a 7.7% gain from the May 7th close. In adjusting our forecast, we are focusing on our valuation/EPS model, which does the best job of baking in a two-speed economy and earnings backdrop.Second, on bigger-picture positioning, we continue to prefer Growth over Value, US over non-US, and like Small Caps (but not as much as Large Cap Growth).Our sector views are mostly unchanged, but we have lowered Health Care to market weight from overweight. Third, we run through the strong stats from 1Q26 reporting season.
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  Taking The Stock Market’s Temperature, Takeaways from an Avalanche of Earnings 04.05.2026 6min

  The big things you need to know:First, US equity market valuations are on the rise, but don’t look topped out yet. We remain constructive on the US equity market in the year ahead, recognizing that the path may not be linear.Second, last week’s earnings reports continued to point to resilient outlooks with a dose of caution fueled by a strong start to the year, highlighted challenges to consumer resiliency in restaurants and travel but otherwise a reiteration of the cautious but stable theme, and alluded to a complex web of buffers in place for companies regarding the impact of the war in Iran for a period of time.Third, things that jump out in our other updates include a sharp spike in company references to geopolitics in April, a stall in investor sentiment last week, and a pick-up in betting market expectations for a split Congress in the midterms.
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  Resilience With a Dose of Caution 27.04.2026 7min

  The big things you need to know:First, the three things that stuck out to us in our review of earnings calls last week included outlooks that emphasized resiliency but contained a dose of caution, the conversation on Iran war impacts (present and future) getting underway, and descriptions of cautious but stable consumers.Second, with US equities breaking out to a new 2026 high relative to non-US equities, we note that valuations suggest there’s room for this trade to run and that weak earnings revisions breadth is not a problem unique to the US.Third, funds flows are shifting back to Financials and Growth, which we think makes sense from a valuation and earnings growth perspective.
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  April 2026 Global Analyst Survey Results - Constructive, Aside From The War 24.04.2026 4min

  The big things you need to know:First, our analysts were generally constructive aside from the war.Second, our survey results reiterate the idea that the US is seen as a safety trade due to greater war resiliency, and that Europe does not necessarily present as a better alternative despite the potential for the US to lag if/when war fog clears.Third, we review the most interesting sector tidbits from the survey.
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  Climbing the Wall of Worry 20.04.2026 7min

  The big things you need to know:First, despite the strong rebound in the US equity market, investor sentiment remained subdued last week. This signals to us that there is room for US equities to run and climb a wall of worry.Second, 1Q26 reporting season got off to a strong start last week, evidenced by a sharp pickup in the percent of companies beating consensus EPS forecasts and reassuring commentary from companies.Third, other things that jump out in our latest updates include strong outperformance by Large Cap Growth and growth-oriented sectors in April, the low-quality burst of leadership within Small Cap, and strengthening inflows to the US amid outflows from Europe
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  A Fragile, Foggy Bottom 13.04.2026 7min

  The big things you need to know:First, our 12-month S&P 500 price target remains 7,750, and we assume the index has put in a fragile, foggy bottom.Second, we run through our thoughts on what we’re hoping to learn more about in the upcoming reporting season.Third, other things that jump out include how 2026 EPS growth forecasts for most sectors have been frozen since the start of the war, and the decline in consumer expectations for stock market performance over the next 12 months.
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  Thinking Through Tier 2 30.03.2026 8min

  The big things you need to know:First, the tactical indicators we’ve been tracking to gauge when equity investors’ fears may have gone too far continue to show signs of significant deterioration but are not yet pointing to extreme fear suggesting more downside in stocks remains possible in the near term.Second, other things that jump out include new stress tests on our valuation/EPS model, the latest C-suite tone, the signals from our US GDP model for the S&P 500 if consensus forecasts start to erode, and evidence of derisking in equities in the latest funds flows data.