Outlook 2024: A Turning Point, released in December 2023, featured our perspective on how stocks might respond to turning points in inflation and monetary policy. That response was quite positive as we now know, as easing inflation, anticipation of Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts, increasing chances of a soft landing for the U.S. economy, and artificial intelligence (AI) excitement combined to send stocks up double-digits over the first six months of 2024. Now past the halfway mark, a lot of good news is priced in, valuations are elevated, and monetary policy may not offer much opportunity for upside. If stocks are going to add to first half gains in the second half, earnings must play a key role.

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