The retail sector has been sending mixed signals: Sliding consumer confidence, but also optimism from Walmart and a better than expected retail sales number.
"Clearly, there's a lot of reasons to be worried," Nagel told CNBC's "Squawk Box" Friday. "But
"July retail sales suggested the consumer is still engaged," Martis said on "Squawk Box." "The worry is ... if retailers cannot make it in this state, just imagine in an all-out trade war recession. If a retailer can't make it now, what would happen then?" "The Refinitiv latest reading shows that the consumer is paying attention to all the sirens that are going off," Martis told "Squawk Box." "As a result, they are worried about their future job security.
Martis and Nagel agree that in an environment where so many retailers are posting negative guidance, Walmart's positive guidance was a good sign.
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