Portfolio Stewards says S&P/TSX, S&P 500 gain over 10% YTD through June 30 amid AI spending boom

PUBT · 3d ago
Portfolio Stewards says S&P/TSX, S&P 500 gain over 10% YTD through June 30 amid AI spending boom
  • Portfolio Stewards flagged resilience in 1H 2026 markets despite Middle East conflict-driven energy supply concerns and lingering geopolitical risk.
  • Strong corporate earnings supported risk assets; large technology and cloud firms reiterated heavy AI data-center infrastructure spending plans.
  • As of June 30, the S&P/TSX Composite Index and S&P 500 Index were each up more than 10% YTD.
  • Outlook calls for modest growth; trade policy shifts, tariffs, geopolitics, and energy markets seen as key volatility catalysts.
  • Maintaining a long-term investment stance emphasized; timing markets around headlines viewed as a poor decision framework.


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