Citigroup, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley have urged clients to increase the proportion of U.S. equities in their global portfolios

A "WTF indicator" went off on Wall Street. Why does the analyst say this is a bullish signal?

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock's return to a bullish outlook on U.S. stocks coincided with a recovery in the U.S. stock market

BlackRock resumes buying US stocks: fund does not expect global crisis due to war

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Netflix, Inc.

The war in Iran will remain in the center of investors' attention this week. The <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/tramp-prikazal-blokirovat-ormuzskij-proliv-posle-provala-peregovorov-s-iranom">failure of</a> Washington and Tehran's attempt to negotiate peace last weekend triggered a new <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/neft-podorozala-na-8-f-ucersy-na-akcii-upali-posle-provala-peregovorov-ssa-i-irana">spike</a> in oil prices. The U.S. accused the Iranian regime of being unwilling to curb its nuclear program, while Iran demanded control of the key oil artery, the Strait of Hormuz, payment of war reparations, a cease-fire throughout the Middle East region, including Lebanon, and the unblocking of frozen overseas assets, Trading Economics <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil#:~:text=Talks%20held%20in%20Pakistan%20failed%20to%20produce%20an%20agreement%2C%20with%20the%20US%20accusing%20Tehran%20of%20refusing%20to%20curb%20its%20nuclear%20ambitions%2C%20while%20Iran%20reportedly%20sought%20control%20of%20the%20strait%2C%20war%20reparations%2C%20a%20broader%20regional%20ceasefire%20(including%20Lebanon)%2C%20and%20access%20to%20frozen%20overseas%20assets.">reported</a>. After peace talks between the parties in Pakistan ended in nothing, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/tramp-prikazal-blokirovat-ormuzskij-proliv-posle-provala-peregovorov-s-iranom">ordered the</a> blocking of the strait, which Iran is <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/iran-sozdal-tenevoj-punkt-propuska-sudov-cerez-ormuzskij-proliv-i-zastavlaet-platit">forcing</a> ships to pay for passing through.

The Middle East, bank earnings and Netflix: what investors need to know this week

Investor expectations for corporate earnings growth are overstated given inflationary pressures caused by the conflict in the Middle East, says BlackRock. Wall Street is gradually already revising estimates, but so far the consensus view still suggests double-digit earnings growth in the S&amp;P 500.

BlackRock warned against overly optimistic forecasts of corporate earnings growth in the US

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

Fears are growing on Wall Street about a potential crisis in the private credit market. Investment firm PIMCO believes the roughly $2 trillion sector is in for a stress <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/pimco-says-private-debt-should-face-full-blown-default-cycle">test</a>. But a crisis for some is an opportunity for others. Independent analyst Mikhail Zavaraev discusses who can capitalize on the problems of the private lending sector.

Wall Street fears a crisis in the private credit market. Who can capitalize on it? 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

All competitors had a withdrawal request share above 5%

Goldman Sachs fund avoids investor exodus that swept the private credit market

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The U.S. military department called the story "completely false and fabricated"

Pentagon chief's broker tried to buy defense stocks ahead of war with Iran - FT

Right now, market participants are ignoring the risks of prolonged logistical disruption due to the war in Iran and are "just hoping" for a favorable scenario, according to BlackRock President Rob Capito

Oil at $150 and the collapse of old rules: BlackRock warned of underestimating military risks

Ares Management Corporation

The private credit market does not pose a systemic risk to the financial system despite redemption requests from individual retail funds, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wqrdkx8ppo">told</a> the BBC. He also categorically rejected comparisons of the current situation in the markets with the crisis of 2007-2008, which some analysts and researchers said earlier.

"Zero similarities": Larry Fink rejected comparing the private credit market to the 2008 crisis

Previously, BlackRock and BlueOwl had applied similar measures

Apollo followed Morgan Stanley in restricting withdrawals from the private credit fund

Larry Fink warns: the old model of economics is no longer working for most, and the technology boom risks making the gulf between rich and poor insurmountable

AI will make the rich even richer, says BlackRock CEO. How not to be left behind?

Janus Living, Inc.

Ukrainian-rooted startup Swarmer, whose drone software is actively used in combat missions, debuted on Wall Street with the best result since the listing of Newsmax, US President Donald Trump's <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/05/newsmax-ceo-shares-his-secrets-to-success-as-trumps-favourite-us-channel-sees-its-stock-so#:~:text=Self%20declared%20as%20US%20President%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9Cfavourite%20US%20channel%E2%80%9D%2C">"favorite American TV channel."</a> Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and payment service PhonePe have postponed their IPOs amid the Iran crisis. The new Texas Stock Exchange is assembling a stellar team for its upcoming launch. The main events in the IPO market for the week - in our selection.