Growth is regaining momentum as AI investment expands and the Fed considers a September pause, but Value retains protection from high real yields and energy inflation. Payrolls, August CPI and the Strait of Hormuz now hold the key to factor leadership.
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Value and cash-flow strategies retain the near-term advantage as long-term Treasury yields stay elevated, but investors continue buying Technology weakness. Growth can regain leadership if tame inflation, lower geopolitical risk and stronger AI economics finally produce a sustained decline in real yields.
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The level and direction of interest rates will be a key factor in whether EAFE or EM exposures outperform in the second half of the year.
Value’s 2026 leadership does not mean the Growth bull market is over. It signals a repricing of broad Growth exposure as investors favor current earnings, AI infrastructure bottlenecks, capital-markets leverage and inflation resilience over speculative monetization stories.
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