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Investment Weekly

What to watch in Q2 profits season
11 July 2025

    Chart of the week – What to watch in Q2 profits season

    Chart of the week – US stocks rally, but what comes next?

    Q2 profits reporting season gets started in earnest in the US next week against a backdrop of continued uncertainty about further tariff announcements. After a strong Q1, the big questions are whether tariffs will affect profit margins, and whether technology stocks can do enough to beat expectations.

    More from this week:

    Market Spotlight

    • Megatrend investing

    Lens on…

    • Spot the difference
    • Ebb and flow
    • G-zero economics

    Read the full commentary PDF, 3.45MB