2025 Midyear Outlook

Opportunities amid uneven terrain

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Key takeaways

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The economic soft-landing we expect should help drive global equity prices higher by year-end 2025 and into 2026.

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Persistent underlying supports and looming U.S. tax cut extensions should cushion a mid-2025 tariff-induced economic slowdown and help the U.S. and international economies avoid a recession into 2026.

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Lingering policy uncertainties likely will keep U.S. Treasury yields volatile into year-end 2025, but we expect those uncertainties to fade and give way to slightly higher yields in 2026.

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The modest improvement in global economic growth that we expect into 2026 should stimulate additional commodity demand and higher prices.

Our top five portfolio ideas

Our top five portfolio ideas

Asset class guidance

Asset class guidance

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The full 2025 Midyear Outlook from Wells Fargo Investment Institute offers more insights and guidance for investors including:

  • Our full forecast for year-end 2025 and year-end 2026
  • Details on favored asset classes and sectors
  • Deeper dives into market sectors
  • More information to help guide your investment decisions.

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