Sector Performance During Rate Tightening Cycles (int. read)

Interest rate increases affect different areas of the economy in different ways. Traditionally, defensive sectors of the market have underperformed during tightening cycles, while economically sensitive areas have done better. Consider sector returns over the past seven rate-tightening cycles relative to the S&P 500.

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