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Podcast: All into Account
Episode: Equity Strategy - Q1 Preview: beats on paper, but the market might not reward them; Eurozone turning up vs the US
Description: Speaker: Mislav, Matejka, CFA, Head of Global Equity Strategy
Q1 reporting season is upon us. As is typical, consensus projections have been moving materially lower over the past months. For S&P500, IBES is now calling for 3% yoy EPS growth, which is down from 10-12% projections seen last summer. In a break from recent norms, though, the activity momentum firmed up during the quarter, as seen in rising global PMIs. These together suggest that we will get earnings beats. The likely earnings beats do not necessarily mean that equities will advance during the reporting season, though. This...