Weekly Market Commentary - 30 June 2023

Global developed equity markets defied rising interest rates and predictions of recession to produce strong returns in the first half of the year. After significant setbacks in 2022, US technology stocks have led a very strong rally as interest in artificial intelligence spurred stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet to huge gains. Japanese stocks have also risen substantially as relatively strong economic growth and low inflation have spurred a broad rally.

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