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title: "Bullish case for stocks intact as earnings outweigh geopolitics: HSBC"
type: "News"
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description: "HSBC’s Max Kettner says equities have been slower than usual to recover from conflict-driven volatility, but improving earnings, strong tech momentum and light investor positioning leave scope for further gains as markets look past geopolitical risks."
datetime: "2026-04-21T04:13:18.000Z"
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# Bullish case for stocks intact as earnings outweigh geopolitics: HSBC

HSBC’s Max Kettner says equities have been slower than usual to recover from conflict-driven volatility, but improving earnings, strong tech momentum and light investor positioning leave scope for further gains as markets look past geopolitical risks.

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