resilience

“Continued profit resilience will be key for the market to build on existing gains.”

Their resilience and proximity to human populations make them particularly difficult to control.

"To be a successful export nation, you have to have resilience in your DNA," says Mr Atteslander.

Some investors believe that any pullback in stocks is likely to be short-lived, given that markets have shown resilience despite the government shutdown, and investor optimism for artificial intelligence remains robust.

Yet the big banks and other institutions continue to show strong financial resilience and preparedness, it said.