Trump supporters might be tempted to link this week’s US stock rally with the President’s good week, but global equities all rallied in tandem, suggesting broad hopes of virus containment as the real upside catalyst. EU stocks even outpaced the S&P 500 over the past five sessions, which seems unlikely to be attributable to rising Republican optimism over their chances in November.
Looking ahead to next week, the calendar features US and global data and Fed testimony.