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The Weekly Five
Not Strait, but Circuitous
Iran-related tensions continue to grip capital markets, with localized risks across energy, inflation expectations, and select geographies. In this Weekly Five, we share our latest insights on potential conflict-driven spillover risks, earnings expectations and this week’s jobs data and private credit developments.
- What are your latest views on Iran and its spillover risks to capital markets?
- What is happening across energy prices, and what can we learn from these movements?
- Do you continue to expect higher earnings for the S&P 500, and what are your thoughts about non-U.S. markets?
- Through the eyes of capital markets, what are the major takeaways from Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics employment situation report?
- What are your latest views about private credit?

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