S&P 500 Beat Inflation in 16 of 20 Years as Earnings Fuel 2026 Rally

TLDR: S&P 500 beat inflation in 16 of 20 years, delivering a 14.76% real return in 2025 as CPI ended at 2.7%. S&P 500 earnings are tracking 34.5% growth in Q2, helping drive the index more than 12% higher in 2026. U.S. CPI reached 3.4% in July, while PCE rose 3.7% and core PCE climbed [...]

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