Pictet Wealth Management has downgraded global equities owing to stretched valuations and rising geopolitical tensions. “Instead of declining, as had been feared, Q1 earnings actually rose on a year-on-year basis in the US,” the bank said. “However, there was a pullback in developed market (DM) stock indices in May, largely because of increased Sino-American trade tensions. These tensions, plus valuations…
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