AI spending, earnings hopes, Fed outlook set to sway U.S. stocks in second half
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Five big questions facing investors in the second half of this year
LEWIS KRAUSKOPF
NEW YORK
REUTERS
PUBLISHED JUNE 30, 2026
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The U.S. stock market faces a gauntlet of tests to keep its rally going in the second half of 2026, from the sustainability of AI spending to a high corporate earnings bar and the outlook for interest rates under a Federal Reserve with a new chairman.
The benchmark S&P 500 has climbed more than 8 per cent so far this year, extendin…
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