Stock prices continued to rise in Q2. The broad US equity market was up 3%, but under-performed both US developed, up 5.6%, and emerging markets, up 6.3%. On the other hand, some bond prices saw pressure in Q2 but both the US and Global Bond Market had positive returns.
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