It’s been a while since investors have been able to buy off the discount rack, but the sudden reversal in U.S. markets over the last quarter has left analysts scrambling to update their earnings projections and year-end index targets. While the usual tech sector suspects have led the rally, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite have both made new all-time highs this month, and surges in speculative assets like Bitcoin indicate that risk-takers are once again whetting their appetites.
However, the macroeconomic outlook is still murky as President Trump continues to spin the tariff wheel and consumer sentiment remains below levels typically associated with an economic boom.
