Making Sense

About Making Sense

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.

Publisher

First Citizens Wealth

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2025

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   In Brief: Services data | FOMC meeting minutes | US Treasury auctions | Consumer sentiment 10.05.2026

   Where 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 minutes, Treasury auctions and consumer sentiment.

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Market Update | September 2026

   Strong 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 hot as persistent inflation, significant AI-related investment and shifting Federal Reserve expectations reshape the outlook. They explore what strong corporate earnings could mean for equity markets, whether elevated stock valuations should concern long-term investors and what rising Treasury yields are signaling about the economic outlook. The discussion also looks at the changing dynamics between stocks and bonds, opportunities in fixed income and the risks of trying to time markets during periods of uncertainty. As investors look toward year-end and beyond, Brent and Blake offer perspective on the economic and market forces that could shape the investment landscape. For the full experience, visit www.firstcitizens.com/market-outlook

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   In Brief: PCE inflation | Employment data | Growth outlook 09.28.2026

   The 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 Reserve’s 2% target and economic growth remaining resilient, investors are watching whether interest rates and Treasury yields could move even higher. This week, Blake Taylor, Market and Economic Research Analyst, examines the economic signals shaping the Fed and bond market outlook and what the latest data could mean for the path of interest rates.

Who has been a guest on Making Sense

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Phillip Neuhart
• Phil
• Craig Letendre

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

42,594,109

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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