Stocks have held up well on the surface so far this year, but it’s been an extremely narrow market, driven by a handful of mega-cap hyperscalers and AI enablers. Yet after a wild week or so, that has flipped – could momentum be starting to turn the other way? Next, they move on to the aerospace and defence sector, where the technology-focused names are leaving more traditional players trailing in their contrails. Finally, this month's stock spotlight reaches for the stars as SpaceX prepares for what promises to be a blockbuster IPO. Is this a rocket ship that investors should be looking to board?

This podcast was recorded on 10 June 2026.

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Rathbones multi-asset investing team:
David Coombs, Head of Multi-Asset Investments
Will McIntosh-Whyte, Fund Manager, Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolio funds and Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolio funds
Hannah Kennedy, Assistant Portfolio Manager – Multi Asset
Rahab Paracha, Sustainable Multi-Asset Investment Specialist
Emma Letheren, Multi-Asset Equity Research Analyst

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