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These two asset classes were the best performers in the first half, BofA says Investing.com - Gold and equities were the two best performing asset classes in the first half of 2025, according to analysis from BofA. In a note, the brokerage described the opening six months of the year as "volatile," with investors grappling with often erratic U.S. tariff policies, developments in President Donald Trump’s signature fiscal bill, and short-lived conflict between Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, even in an uncertain economic environment, corporate earnings came in largely better than anticipated, the BofA analysts said. Against this murky backdrop, gold -- traditionally viewed as a secure spot for investors during times of economic or geopolitical upheaval -- delivered the most returns, with bullion rising by 26% and outperforming perceived safe haven assets like U.S. Treasuries and cash, the BofA analysis showed. Equities were the second-best performer, underpinned by a sharp recovery in U.S. stocks after they were battered in early April by Trump’s announcement of his punishing -- and later delayed -- "reciprocal" levies on most countries. The benchmark S&P 500 rose by over 5% in the first half. The analysts specifically noted a "tug-of-war" between mega-cap stocks and the rest of the S&P 500 index in the first half amid a "resurgence" of investor interest in both big-name tech giants and the ongoing boom in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence. Industrials, utilities, financials, communications services and technology stocks were among the outperformers on a sector basis, while consumer discretionary and health care shares lagged. Meanwhile, despite a strong showing in June, the Russell 2000 index underperformed mid- and large-cap peers, as small-cap firms have faced challenges from trade uncertainty and elevated interest rates.

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2 Bloomberg: #Bond #investors are selling longer-dated #bonds, pushing the #yield on the 30-year above 5% to the highest since November 2023. The impact spilled over to other #assetclasses too, sending #US #equity-indexfutures lower and a gauge of the #dollar sliding 0.5% … 🧵
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A Bloomberg graphic showing that US assets have underperformed a large range of other assets since Trump’s inauguration.

Bloomberg: #US #equities have fared the worst among the major #assetclasses since #Trump took office on Jan. 20, with the #S&P500 dropping about 8% and the #Nasdaq 100 Index sliding more than 10% #markets

Bloomberg: “Our biggest take-away from weekend developments is that irrespective of what happens in coming days, the #market will be required to hold a structurally higher #riskpremium on a #tradewar across all #assetclasses,’’ Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos wrote #markets

1 Bloomberg: “The latest #equities slump, sparked in large part by fear the #economy is slipping into a recession, has shifted the backdrop in favor of #bonds. Expectations for #ratecuts have mounted fast, and bonds do very well in that environment.” 🧵
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