All eyes on Japan as markets rally ahead of historic leadership shift

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The View Beyond: Strong Q2 earnings season supports broader equity story

The Q2 earnings season delivered a strong set of results, with positive surprises across sectors and regions. As investors look ahead to the remainder of the year, the broadening of earnings growth and market participation is creating opportunities beyond the dominant AI and tech ...  Show more

Stocks dip as oil and bond yields rise

Markets largely dipped yesterday as geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices and disappointing guidance from Walmart weighed on investor sentiment. After yields fell on Wednesday following the announcement from the US Treasury of doubling buybacks of longer-term debt, yesterday t ...  Show more

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