A more complicated picture for the next stages of AI development and renewed geopolitical volatility have kept equities in check recently. But if unusually energetic earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027 prove achievable, more upside ahead is likely.

The Federal Reserve chair got the ‘family fight’ he wanted at this week’s meeting, but now might have a fight with the market. With the 30-year Treasury yield near a two-decade high, we look at where policy and yields could go from here.

RBC Economics breaks down the key vulnerabilities in the U.S. economic landscape as the second half of the year gets underway.