This level of confidence in corporate profits is the highest since the survey started asking this question in October 2022. The respondents are optimistic that robust earnings will provide a much-needed lift to the S&P 500 Index, despite the prevailing market uncertainties.
Key takeaways:
- Robust earnings from Corporate America are expected to pull the S&P 500 Index out of its latest morass, despite rising concerns about a significant jump in bond yields.
- The prediction is based on Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live Pulse survey.
- Reporting season is kicking into high gear this week with results from Big Tech giants such as Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.
- Nearly two-thirds of 409 respondents said they expect earnings to give the US equity benchmark a boost, marking the highest vote of confidence for corporate profits since the poll began asking the question in October 2022.