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RBC's Markets in Motion — 205 episodes

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Positivity Isn’t Always Naivete

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Baking in a Two-Speed Economy & EPS Backdrop into Our S&P 500 Forecast

3

Taking The Stock Market’s Temperature, Takeaways from an Avalanche of Earnings

4

Resilience With a Dose of Caution

5

April 2026 Global Analyst Survey Results - Constructive, Aside From The War

6

Climbing the Wall of Worry

7

A Fragile, Foggy Bottom

8

Thinking Through Tier 2

9

This Might Take A Minute

10

Lingering Confidence & Emerging Concerns

11

Beyond the Headlines: Oil, Inflation and Market Risk

12

A Bottom-Up Look At The Bear Case On Iran, US Valuations From Two Perspectives

13

What We’re Watching on Iran & Stocks Generally

14

What We’re Thinking About As Tariffs Move To A New Phase

15

A Little More Love For Small Caps

16

Bouncing Back

17

From Sleepy To Slightly Squishy

18

A Sleepy Start to Earnings, Small Cap P/Es Surge

19

Earnings Season Offers US Equity Investors a Chance to Refocus on the Micro

20

The Calendar Turns

21

Our Year Ahead US Sector Outlook – Seeking Out Value

22

What The US Equity Market Has Been Thankful For

23

Our Year-Ahead US Equity Market Outlook

24

What We're Watching & What's Working

25

Thoughts on Earnings, Small Caps, and the Shutdown

26

Latest Earnings Color, More Tricks Than Treats

27

Early Learnings From Earnings

28

Thoughts On Week 1 of Reporting Season

29

The Hunt For Red October

30

3Q25 RBC Analyst Outlook Survey Results

31

Conversations in the US

32

Conversations in London

33

Watching the Homebuilders, EPS Revisions, Investor Sentiment, Capex, and Flows

34

Very Early Thoughts on 2026

35

Additional Uncertainty

36

Wrapping Up The Summer, Tariff Thoughts

37

Mega Cap Growth Earnings, Small Cap’s Recent Pop, Mixed Vibes To End The Summer

38

Winding Down With No Regrets

39

The Real Test is Coming Up

40

Fine, But Not Fabulous

41

Updating Our S&P 500 Price Target, Thoughts On Earnings, New Worries

42

Mid-Year Market Musings

43

Mid-Year 2025 Global Analyst Outlook Survey; US Sector Recommendation Changes

44

Recapping Our Biggest Call of the Year

45

Solid EPS Stats, Weak Corporate Vibes, Recapping Our Middle East Read Throughs

46

The Recent Escalation in the Middle East From a US Equity Lens

47

Improved 2026 EPS Outlooks, A Less Favorable Sentiment Set Up, Seasonal Trends

48

Messy Markets and Investor Pickles

49

Tweaking Our Target

50

Updating Our 2025 S&P 500 EPS & Valuation Models, The Market's Bad Mood

51

A Little Less Conversation About Tariffs

52

Drinking From A Firehose of Earnings

53

The Fog of Tariffs

54

Our Latest Thoughts on The Tiers of Fear, Earnings Season, and The Growth Trade

55

The Most Important Things We've Written About The Past Few Days

56

Crunch Time For The Consumer

57

The US Equity Market Exhales

58

Walking Through The Math Behind Our Updated S&P 500 Forecasts

59

Special Edition - A Conversation On The Equity Market Outlook

60

Drawdowns, Bear Case Stress Test, Vibes, Small Caps

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Surveilling the Vibes

62

Treading Water

63

Uncertainty Dents Optimism

64

Solid Earnings Stats To Start

65

Early Earnings Takeaways, Vibes Vigilance, Show Me the Money FlowsSeason

66

Jobs Jumble, Our Questions for Companies in 4Q24 Reporting Season

67

Sector Update - Survey Results, Flows, US Changes

68

EPS Revisions Fade, Sentiment Wanes, P/Es Contract, & Flows Fade as 2025 Begins

69

Navigating markets in 2025: Whipsaws and fatter-tails call for tactical moves

70

Positioning Takes a Tiny Hit, Mixed Shifts in Key Consensus Macro Assumptions

71

Early Thoughts on the 2025 S&P 500 Sector Outlook

72

Some of the Biggest Things We're Thinking About Heading Into 2025

73

A Pullback May Have Started, Tariffs in Focus, Watching Financials Valuations

74

Earnings Wind Down, Stretched Positioning, Valuations With Less Room to Run

75

What We've Been Talking About After The Election

76

Higher Level Thoughts on the Outcome of the US Election

77

A Mildly Disappointing Reporting Season So Far, Election Thoughts

78

Good Start for the Rotation Trade, Clogs in the Pipes, Election Muscle Memory

79

3Q24 Earnings Preview

80

September Analyst Survey Results, Changes To Our US Sector Views

81

Economic Tailwinds Return, Boosting Small Caps

82

Spotlight on the US Elections

83

Thoughts On The S&P 500 Following The Fed, Plus A Few Other Updates

84

Small Caps’ Good Day, US Election Policy Read Throughs

85

Employment Uncertainty Growth, Election Uncertainty Persists

86

Back to Reality

87

Odds & Ends To End The Summer

88

Pressure Release

89

Monitoring Earnings, The Rotation Trade, and The Pullback

90

Sentiment, Earnings, Rotation, and the US Election

91

2Q24 Reporting Season Is A Key Test For The Rotation Trade

92

Some of the Things We're Thinking About in US Equities as 2H24 Begins

93

Steady C-Suite Confidence, What’s Baked in, Flows Argue for Rotation

94

Gold – Some Caution Warranted

95

Mega Cap Growth Surges, As Small Caps Sink

96

Special Edition - A Conversation on Concentration, Retail, Energy & Utilities

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Old Leadership Bounces Back With A Vengeance

98

Stuck In Neutral For Now

99

Right Back Where We Started From

100

Earnings Ending Up Fine with a Twist, Bulls Bounce Back

101

Updates on Reporting Season, Sentiment, Small Caps

102

Analyst Survey Results Point To Optimism & Rotation, US Sector Call Changes

103

Sentiment, Companies Beating Consensus, and Growth Take a Hit

104

Seven Things We’re Thinking About Right Now

105

Sticking With Energy, Swing State Shifts

106

Spring Cleaning on Our 2024 S&P 500 Forecasts

107

Lessons From The R2000/S&P 600 Debate, Institutional Sentiment Rebounds

108

Energy Thoughts, Large Caps’ EPS Advantage, Sentiment Slips More

109

Sentiment Slips, GDP Views Continue To Improve, Biden’s Wish List

110

Commodities – The 2024 Balancing Act

111

Reporting Season Stats Steady, Consumer Color, Top Charts In Our EU/ UK Meetings

112

2024 EPS Forecasts Shrink, Stretched Sentiment, Strong Data

113

A Mixed Bag of Earnings So Far, Latest Sentiment & Valuation Developments

114

EPS Concentration, Reporting Season Takeaways, Another Consumer Surprise

115

Navigating Sectors Globally In 2024

116

The Top 10 Things We're Thinking About in US Equities Heading Into 2024

117

Valuations Ending 2023 At Reasonable Levels, But Pullback Risks Have Grown

118

Inbound Questions On Small Caps; Investor Sentiment Getting Too Enthusiastic

119

The Top 10 Things We're Thinking About in US Equities Heading Into 2024

120

Potentially Peaking Yields, Small Caps, Bearish Extreme in Sentiment

121

3Q23 Earnings Halftime Report

122

Still In A Spooky Place

123

Solid Start To Reporting Season Despite Macro Headwinds

124

Shutting Down the Shutdown, CFO Confidence Rises, Energy Revisions Near Peak

125

Perspective on the Shutdown, Growth Trade, Sentiment & Utilities

126

Monitoring Misery, Industrials Insights, US Inflows Return

127

Why We're Sticking With Energy, The Nuances We See In Industrials

128

AI Leadership Bounces Back, But Tactical Problems With The Growth Trade Remain

129

Historical Election Playbook, Tactical Problems With Growth Persist

130

Winding Down 2Q23 Reporting Season

131

Due For A Pause

132

2Q23 Halftime Report

133

Performance Under Pressure, Complicated Cross Currents

134

Earnings Preview; Recovery Signals

135

Our Bottom-Up, Global View of Sectors; Getting More Comfortable With Cyclicals

136

New Topics; Monitoring Shifts in Sentiment, Politics, & Flows; Russia Thoughts

137

Our Top Five Charts of 1H23

138

Sentiment and Small Caps Join The Recovery

139

Concentration & Narrow Leadership Likely More Noise Than Signal

140

US Equity Mkt Outlook Update Pt 2: Views On US/Non-US, Growth/Value & Small Cap

141

US Equity Market Outlook Update Pt 1 - Thoughts On Our Revised S&P 500 Targets

142

A Deep Dive into 1945; Recovery Expectations Persist

143

1Q23 Earnings Season Report Card – Recovery, Resilience, Balance

144

Debt Ceiling Drama Returns

145

Decent Start To 1Q23 Reporting Season In The Stats & Commentary

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Stocks Have Ignored A Recession Before, Inflation Discussions Fade

147

Latest Analyst Survey Results; Staying Overweight Utilities, HC, Energy & Tech

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CFO Confidence, Bond Market Volatility Eases, Holding Patterns in Key Trades

149

Tech Valuations, Sentiment Update, Small Caps At An Important Crossroads

150

Feeling Fine About Financials

151

2023 US Equity Market Outlook Update (Still Traveling Along A Bumpy Road)

152

Debt Ceiling Drama, More Mixed Earnings Messages, Sentiment Rebound

153

Low Quality, Muddled Macro Messages, 2023 EPS Softening vs. 2024 Recovery

154

Trading Like Fed Is Done, Case For Valuation Expansion, EPS Sentiment Improves

155

Keeping A Close Eye on Industrial Layoffs, Case For Stocks Emerging on 2024 EPS

156

EPS Backdrop Continues To Soften, Transcript Takeaways, 02-03 Path Still Intact

157

Former Leaders Finally Start To Take Their Earnings Lumps

158

Tax Tidbits, TIMT Damage in Context, The ISM Playbook, Small Caps' Solid Start

159

Thoughts on Sectors Heading Into 2023

160

Questions From Europe, The Pricey US, Weaker USD & China Reopening Thoughts

161

2023 US Equity Market Outlook - The Tug of War Continues

162

Cooling Inflation Implications, Midterm Musings, 3Q22 Reporting Season Update

163

Midterm Election Survival Guide

164

Int'l Exposure by Index, More Significant EPS Softening, Positioning Nuances

165

Small Cap Balance Sheet Fears, Softening EPS Trends, More Midterm Momentum

166

October RBC Analyst Survey Results, Strategy Sector Recommendation Updates

167

Outlook Update, 3Q22 Earnings Preview

168

Dollar Doldrums, Lessons from 2002–03, Bright Spots

169

Inverted Curve, Deep Dive Into P/Es vs. Rates & Inflation, The Next Big Test

170

Growth Unwind Late Innings, Democrats Gain More Momentum, Reasonable Valuations

171

Tug of War Into Year End

172

End of Summer Update on our Sector Views

173

Small Cap EPS Revisions Signal, Mid Term Headache, Where Valuations Stand

174

2Q22 Hedge Fund Handbook: Conflicting Market Signals, LT Opportunity In Growth

175

Signs of Stress Emerging, Not Sufficient To Call An End To The Rebound Yet

176

Low Quality Playbook, Ripped Off Band-Aids In Small Cap, Consumer Stabilization

177

Recession Fears, Buyback Tax, Shifting Sentiment & Polling Data

178

2Q22 Halftime Report

179

Pulling Off the Band-Aid, Going Overweight Small Cap

180

Sector Navigator

181

Natural Gas – It Isn’t Over

182

Oil Market in Disarray

183

Conversations From The Road, Part 2

184

Conversations From The Road

185

Thoughts on Friday’s CPI Print & US Equities

186

Trimming Our S&P 500 Target, Getting More Intrigued With Small Caps

187

Why We're Not Chasing Consumer Staples

188

The RBC Hedge Fund Handbook – No Shelter from the Storm, Yet

189

Stocks at a Crossroads

190

The Sentiment Signals We're Watching

191

Bond Yields Take A Bite

192

1Q22 Earnings Preview

193

The Not So Mysterious Case of the Vanishing Bulls

194

Our Analyst Survey Says It's Time to Ease Up on Energy

195

Latest Rundown On ESG Flows

196

The Last Time We Were Here

197

Where Things Stand At This Particular Moment In Time

198

Running the Numbers

199

Russia Rundown

200

Bottoming, Stabilization, Recovery, and Risk

201

Halftime Report For 4Q21 Reporting Season

202

Five Good Things We See In The Data

203

A Bad Start, Perhaps Just Bad Enough

204

The Stock Market’s Tug of War

205

Happy New Year to Value