Stock valuations uncomfortably numb

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From the Market Ear:

Comfortably numb

The S&P 500 officially hits 6,600 for the first time in history, now up +36% since its April 2025 bottom. Nasdaq is up ~50% off the April lows. This marks one of the best 5-month stock market rallies in US history. At the same time the exuberant sentiment that we would expect at ATHs is still MIA. Let’s have a look at the latest in terms of positioning and sentiment.

The patient is breaking bad

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.