Thoughts on the Market
Episodes
Mike Wilson: For the S&P 500, Breaking Out Is Hard to Do
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson says a sustained breakout above 3,000 has eluded the S&P 500. Will the Fed’s potentia...
Andrew Sheets: A Second (and Third) Opinion for Equity Markets
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Chief Cross-Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets examines the models for stock performance, and how they are all leading to a similar concl...
Michael Zezas: Healthcare Reform - Here We Go Again?
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, as the 2020 Election nears, healthcare reform is a central debate once again. Head of U.S. Public Policy Michael Zezas shares po...
Mike Wilson: 3 Summer Surprises Investors Could Be Missing
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson says markets are typically savvy on how and when to price news events. But are markets over...
Andrew Sheets: A Narrow Path
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Cross-Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets says that while conditions could line up for market success, the variables that ...
Michael Zezas: How Markets View the Pause on Trade Tariffs
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Head of U.S. Public Policy Michael Zezas says a pause on trade tariffs should be good news for markets and growth, but is the pa...
Mike Wilson: A G20 Trade Truce?
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, markets are cheering this weekend’s pause on U.S.-China trade tensions. But is the potential progress enough to extend the lon...
Andrew Sheets: What to Watch from the G20
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Cross-Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets shares three possible trade outcomes from the G20—and how markets may react to a pa...
Michael Zezas: Indirect Impacts
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast, Head of U.S. Public Policy strategy Michael Zezas discusses how the great debate playing out in markets around trade is about mo...
Mike Wilson: Are Markets Putting Stock in Trade?
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With corporate confidence softening, could movement on U.S.-China trade at the G20 be the catalyst for growth in the second half of the year? Chief In...
Andrew Sheets: Let’s Say the Fed Cuts Rates in July…
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Stanley's economics team now expects the Fed to cut interest rates by half a percent possibly as soon as July. On today’s podcast, Chief Cros...
Michael Zezas: Three Possible Trade Paths from the G20
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Head of U.S. Public Policy strategy Michael Zezas says three likely U.S.-China trade scenarios will come out of the G20. But a t...
Mike Wilson: How Confident Are U.S. Businesses in the Economy?
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson shares a readout on the firm’s proprietary Business Conditions Index. Are the data soften...
Andrew Sheets: The Dangers of Cheering for Weaker Data
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Cross-asset Strategist Andrew Sheets provides a bit of historical perspective on the logic of rooting for weaker data and ...
Michael Zezas: Why ‘Slowbalization’ May Be Feeding Trade Tensions
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Head of U.S. Public Policy Michael Zezas says that independent of current trade concerns, the trend toward globalized supply chains is fading, as comp...
Mike Wilson: Why Trade Tensions Are Only Part of the Story
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Investors and media have been hyper-focused on trade and Fed policymaking. But according to Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson, some key economic da...
Andrew Sheets: For Markets, Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Cross-asset Strategist Andrew Sheets says that while discussion of a Fed rate cut may have helped markets rebound, several...
Michael Zezas: U.S.-Mexico Trade Adds to Recession Risks
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Head of U.S. Public Policy Michael Zezas says further escalation of trade tensions could come with a cost. Are th...
Mike Wilson: U.S. Equities: How Much Correction is Ahead?
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s TOTM, Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson says trade tensions may be rattling markets, but the fundamentals are the real culpr...
Andrew Sheets: Fed to the Rescue? Maybe Not.
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Cross Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets examines the notion that the Fed stands willing and able to reduce interest rates and...
Michael Zezas: U.S.-China Trade and “The Prisoner’s Dilemma”
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Head of U.S. Public Policy Michael Zezas explains why a key principle of game theory could help investors navigate markets amid ...
Mike Wilson: Are U.S. Economic Indicators Flashing Yellow?
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson says although some investors may assume recent equities volatility is based on trade worrie...