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Our views 02 July 2026

ClockWise: Q2 review – Strait back to it

5 min read

After a negative start to the year, global equities rebounded from their lows in Q2 with the S&P 500 recording its best quarterly performance since the post-pandemic recovery in 2020.

The quarter was dominated by two key themes: the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East and a renewed surge of enthusiasm around artificial intelligence.

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