South Korea and Japan have outperformed on structural tech leadership, corporate governance reform, and supportive macro policy. Semiconductors and industrial exporters anchor earnings momentum, while improving capital returns and attractive valuations position EWY and EWJ as compelling vehicles for diversified international equity exposure.
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 declined about 1.4% for the week ending Feb. 13, 2026, as investors shifted away from high-growth technology and AI-linked stocks that had previously driven much of the market’s gains. Risk appetite pulled back, leading many investors to rotate from growth into more defensive or value-oriented sectors. Mixed corporate earnings also contributed
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COMMENTARY: The S&P500 was basically flat this week, down only 10 basis points. Only three sectors were down, Technology (-1.9%), Consumer Discretionary (-2.6%), and Communication Services (-3.6%), The remaining sectors outperformed led by: Consumer Staples Sector outpaced the broader market, rising about 5.3% for the week ending February 6, 2026. The Impressive gain this week
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International equity leadership is broadening decisively. Emerging markets are benefiting from dollar relief, improving fundamentals, and renewed capital inflows, while European financials are shedding their value-trap label as higher rates, stronger balance sheets, and reforms drive durable earnings power globally.
Worldwide Wednesday: EM Equities Lead, DM Banks Continue an Impressive Run. Read More »
Equity leadership remains concentrated where earnings visibility, AI-driven productivity, and capital discipline intersect. As inflation proves sticky and policy risk rises, sector performance is diverging sharply—rewarding cash-flow durability and punishing balance-sheet stress, rate sensitivity, and regulatory uncertainty.
COMMENTARY: US equities posted a modest gain last week, with the S&P 500 up about 0.3%, helped by solid earnings and a stable macro backdrop. The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged and avoided a hawkish surprise, reinforcing expectations that policy is on hold near term while keeping the door open to cuts later in 2026
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A note from our Managing Director Mike Cronan
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s slight decline of 35 basis points reflects a market grappling with conflicting signals: geopolitical uncertainty and a major tech earnings disappointment on one side, and resilient pockets of growth and late‑week stabilization on the other. While risk sentiment softened, the underlying market tone remains constructive, with investors selectively leaning into opportunities
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Optimism is abundant, tolerance for disappointment is not. With rates sticky and policy risk elevated, markets are rewarding execution over aspiration. Value sectors are quietly compounding while Growth waits for lower yields, broader earnings delivery, and fewer geopolitical footnotes
US Weekly Sector Outlook: Optimism Is High, Selectivity Is Higher Read More »
January 22, 2026 We’ve built out a database of 382 of the most liquid, US domiciled ETFs across a broad range of thematic categories. This week, we’re using that resource to analyze thematic fund flow trends over the past 1, 3 and 6-month periods. The past six months have underscored how thematic ETF leadership is
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