Making Sense
by First Citizens Wealth
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In Brief: Q3 earnings season | Employment data | ISM indices |…
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About this podcast
Making Sense explores the key forces shaping today’s markets—and how they impact the financial decisions investors face every day. Through timely conversations, our market and economic researchers cut through the noise and break down the headlines, trends and market movements that matter, helping you navigate volatility and make more informed investment decisions.
Learn more at firstcitizens.com/market-update.
Episodes
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- In Brief: Q3 earnings season | Employment data | ISM indices | Consumer Sentiment 11.02.2026 · 4 minThis week, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, discusses choppy markets and key economic data to watch. With Q3 earnings season in full swing, investors remain…
- In Brief: Earnings Season | Oil Prices | Federal Reserve meeting 10.26.2026 · 4 minThis week, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, examines the key forces shaping markets as earnings season accelerates, geopolitical risks rise, and the Federal…
- Market Update | October 2026 · 47 minFinding balance in a changing market Markets continue to navigate a complex mix of challenges and opportunities marked by resilient economic growth, persistent inflation and…
- In Brief: Q3 earnings season | Housing data | Jobless claims 10.19.2026 · 3 minIn this week's episode, Phillip Neuhart, Head of Market & Economic Research, recaps the market's reaction to hotter-than-expected inflation data and previews the key themes…
- In Brief: Inflation data | Q3 earnings report | Housing data 10.13.2026 · 5 minThe bond market remained in focus last week after the 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2002. Strong demand at a closely watched Treasury auction helped ease…
- In Brief: Services data | FOMC meeting minutes | US Treasury auctions | Consumer sentiment 10.05.2026 · 4 minWhere do interest rates go from here? This week, Blake Taylor looks at the economic and market data that could help answer that question, including services activity, Fed…
- Market Update | September 2026 · 51 min · Episode 1Strong earnings, rising yields and a hot economy shape the outlook for Q4 In this month’s Market Update, Brent Ciliano and Blake Taylor examine an economy that continues to run…
- In Brief: PCE inflation | Employment data | Growth outlook 09.28.2026 · 5 minThe 10-year Treasury has reached its highest level since 2007, putting the bond market back at the center of the economic outlook. With inflation still above the Federal…
- In Brief: Policymaker speeches | Housing data | Global energy markets 09.21.2026 · 4 min• Fed raises rates: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point, bringing the upper end of the policy rate to 4%, while signaling that additional hikes are…
- In Brief: FOMC rate decision | Retail sales | Geopolitical developments 09.14.2026 · 3 minThis week, Phillip Neuhart, Head of Market & Economic Research, discusses the upcoming Federal Reserve (FOMC) meeting following recent inflation data. Investors are watching for…
- In Brief: Producer price index | Consumer price index | Conflict in the Middle East 09.08.2026 · 3 minThis shortened holiday week, Phillip Neuhart, Head of Market & Economic Research, recaps the market's reaction to rising tensions in the Middle East and a stronger-than-expected…
- In Brief: Employment data | ISM indices | Fixed income markets 08.31.2026 · 4 minWith attention shifting from Jackson Hole and earnings season back to the economy, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, explains why investors are focused on the…
- Market Update | August 2026 · 46 minWhat are markets telling investors about the road ahead? In this episode of Making Sense Market Update, Brent Ciliano and Phillip Neuhart examine the forces shaping today's…
- In Brief: Jackson Hole symposium | PCE inflation | Big tech earnings 08.24.2026 · 4 minIn this week's episode, Phil Neuhart, Head of Market & Economic Research, recaps a volatile week in the bond market and previews the key events investors should watch in the days…
- In Brief: Middle East developments | Fed commentary 08.17.2026 · 5 minThis week, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, recaps the market's reaction to softer inflation data and previews the key themes investors should watch in the…
- In Brief: Inflation data | Household credit | Retail sales 08.10.2026 · 4 minIn this week's episode, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, recaps a volatile week for markets and previews the key events investors should watch in the week…
- In Brief: FOMC meeting | Q2 earnings season | Q2 GDP 07.27.2026 · 4 minThis week, Phillip Neuhart recaps financial markets' reactions to rising geopolitical tensions and previews what investors should watch in the week ahead. With a Federal Reserve…
- Market Update | July 2026 · 49 minHow are geopolitical developments, inflation trends and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence shaping the economy and financial markets? In our July Market Update, Head…
- In Brief: Q2 earnings data | Geopolitcal developments 07.20.2026 · 5 minIn this week's episode, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, recaps last week for markets and highlights the key themes investors should watch in the days ahead…
