BlackRock Investment Institute Shifts Overweight on US Stocks Ahead of Strong Earnings Expectations
The BlackRock Investment Institute has shifted its stance on US equities back to overweight. In its latest weekly commentary, the BlackRock cites resilient corporate earnings and contained economic fallout from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. “We go overweight. Contained damage to global growth from the Mideast conflict and strong earnings expectations – particularly in tech – keep us risk-on.” The analysts also point to economic incentives for de-escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, suggesting that U.S. equities are likely to outperform even if broader market returns prove modest. The institute believes emerging market (EM) stocks and defense-related themes remain attractive opportunities. “We see evidence of economic incentives to end the U.S.-Iran conflict. We turn moderately positive risk and like U.S. stocks as a relative preference, seeing them holding up better even if
Source: https://dailyhodl.com/2026/04/14/blackrock-investment-institute-shifts-overweight-on-us-stocks-ahead-of-strong-earnings-expectations/
