Francis Gannon Talked to Bloomberg About Interest Rates, Valuations, and Small-Cap Earnings—Royce
article 09-22-2026

Francis Gannon Talked to Bloomberg About Interest Rates, Valuations, and Small-Cap Earnings

Co-CIO Francis Gannon spoke with John Authers of Bloomberg about why the current Fed tightening cycle looks unlikely to impede small-cap leadership for very long thanks to lower valuations and ongoing earnings strength.

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After the Fed’s recent decision to hike interest rates, Co-CIO Francis Gannon spoke with John Authers of Bloomberg about why the current Fed tightening cycle looks unlikely to impede small-cap leadership for very long thanks to lower valuations and ongoing earnings strength.

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Francis said that that “nobody is even talking about” a 10% correction earlier this year and calls the current mini-correction for small-caps a “pause that refreshes,” especially because small-cap valuations have remained lower than those for large-caps since the small-cap leadership cycle kicked off in 2025.

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