Weekly market update shows tech valuations strain amid rate-cut uncertainty

Global equities rose this week but tech and AI shares lag as rate-cut hopes fade and valuations stretch.

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Weekly market update shows tech valuations strain amid rate-cut uncertainty

Weekly market update shows tech valuations strain amid rate-cut uncertainty
 2025 global equity markets recorded gains but the overheating rally showed signs of fatigue according to AMP’s Head of Investment Strategy Shane Oliver. While US shares were initially helped when the government shutdown ended, slimming chances of a December rate cut by the Fed and valuation concerns in tech and AI weighed on sentiment. European and Japanese equities also rose, but gains were curtailed late in the week. 
The report signals that equity investors are increasingly edging toward defensive sectors and trimming high-beta exposure.