Defence stocks win big as US Senate passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Uncertain impact on EV and batteries

Sorin Dojan
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Defence contractors are set to benefit from US President Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ which has passed the vote in the US Senate by a narrow margin on Tuesday (1 July).

The bill will lower taxes and seek to bolster defence capabilities by allocating $150bn to the sector. The draft legislation will now be sent to the House of Representatives, with Trump setting up a 4 July deadline for the bill to be passed. Trump says US and China sign trade deal in potential tension cooldown Kenneth Lamont, principal at Morningstar, said the $150bn boost will "[fire] up an already hot sector, fuelled by escalating tensions in the Middle East". "European-based defence funds have raked in $8.7bn in inflows so far in 2025, a staggering jump from just $599m i...

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