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Quarterly Market Perspective:
Second Quarter 2026

Key Takeaways

  • Markets typically recover from sudden upsets such as the Middle East conflict, but a longer duration of this war could create a wide range of challenges and concerns.
  • By collaborating with energy and inflation analysts plus geopolitical experts in intelligence services, we aim to act on your behalf in response to this conflict.
  • Supported by low unemployment, spending on AI, and positive consumption, the US economy continues to grow.
  • We're closely following how the US Federal Reserve assesses the balance between concerns about growth and inflation. The potential for more persistent inflation may deter the Fed from cutting interest rates in the coming months.

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Generally, among asset classes stocks are more volatile than bonds or short-term instruments and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Although the bond market is also volatile, lower-quality debt securities including leveraged loans generally offer higher yields compared to investment grade securities, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes. Foreign markets can be more volatile than U.S. markets due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, market or economic developments, all of which are magnified in emerging markets.

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