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Morgan Stanley Downgrades Banking Sector as Recession Risk Grows

In premarket trading Monday, shares of banks were all lower alongside US equity futures.

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Morgan Stanley analysts cut their view on large- and midcap banks as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy increases the risk of recession and threatens to delay any resurgence in dealmaking.

Analysts cut their view on the large-capBloomberg Terminal and midcapBloomberg Terminal banking sectors to in-line from attractive, according to an April 7 note. Morgan Stanley analysts also cut their sector view on financial advisersBloomberg Terminal and consumer-financeBloomberg Terminal stocks.