JP Morgan's global markets strategy team on Sept. 1 sharply reversed a prior
cautious stance and now recommends increasing and maintaining equity exposure
through year‑end, calling recent sell‑offs buyable and warning "selling now is
like walking into a trap." The bank says declines tied to geopolitical risk
should be short‑lived (days–weeks, not quarters). It frames the recent rise in
US Treasury yields as a normalization reflecting economic recovery rather than
renewed inflation, and says a weakening dollar is laying the groundwork for EM
equity strength. JP Morgan now expects the S&P 500 and global equities to reach
record highs by year‑end, citing resilient EPS. It dropped caution on
Korea/KOSPI‑linked tech and memory, saying the SOX and Korean markets are
oversold, AI froth is cooling and momentum‑driven selling is largely over.
Semiconductors are its preferred sector, poised to benefit from hyperscaler
capex. It advises buying EM markets with high IT value‑chain exposure,
specifically Korea, China and Taiwan.