Stock Bulls Look to Earnings With Fed in a Corner: Markets Wrap
- Economic growth expected to support equities despite Fed delay
- Apple and Amazon are set to report their results this week
Source: Bloomberg
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Stocks rose as a solid earnings season propped up the market despite bets the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer.
After pulling back for the most part in April, equities staged a rebound toward the end of the month. Early results from the reporting season suggest that over 80% of US companies are beating expectations. First-quarter earnings are now on track to increase by 4.7% from a year ago, compared with the pre-season estimate of 3.8%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.