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The Weekly Five

Records Are Made to Be Broken

SpaceX completed the largest IPO in capital market history on Friday, eclipsing Saudi Aramco’s partial privatization in 2019 and pushing above $2T intraday. In this Weekly Five, Northern Trust Wealth Management CIO Eric Freedman shares perspective on the offering, the anticipated strong IPO market ahead, and markets’ forward path.

  1. With Space Exploration’s record-setting initial public offering and expectations for a strong IPO market ahead, how are you contextualizing the current market environment?
  2. What is the final verdict on Q1 domestic corporate earnings?
  3. With potential Iranian peace news reemerging, what are the major capital market implications?
  4. How is the ECB balancing potential peace outcomes with current elevated prices?
  5. Next week is also a big week for both Japanese and U.S. central banks. What do you anticipate?

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