How Stocks Managed to Rally Through the Noise in the Second Quarter
In the three months ending June 30th, U.S. and global stocks did what they’ve done many times before: they climbed a wall of worry.
If we start this story in April, we know that the market’s uneasiness was triggered in response to the shock of tariffs and accompanying fears of a global trade war/economic slowdown. In short order, the S&P 500 plunged into correction territory and dragged investor sentiment down with it. Headlines were awash with predictions of prolonged economic pain, and many investors became extremely skeptical.
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