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Narrow stock market rallies have rarely lasted long

Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this year’s rally in US equities is just how narrow it has been. We think history suggests that this bodes poorly for the S&P 500’s prospects over the rest of this year.

In view of the wider interest we are also sending this Global Markets Update to clients of our Asset Allocation Service.

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