“Guns versus butter” is typically used in fiscal budgeting when there is a substantial trade-off between military and social spending. While the equity market appeared to move sideways, we observed a clear shift towards military spending since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Given the current circumstances, there is a strong possibility that the rally in the defense sector in both relative and absolute terms will continue to gain momentum.
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