Markets Edition: Global Equities: Resilience or Complacence?

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市场版：全球股票：韧性还是自满？

Citi10/13/2026updated 10/17/2026

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Core conclusion · Tlines extraction

Citi remains in the 'resilience' camp on global equities, citing a firm macro backdrop and consensus MSCI AC World EPS growth of +35% this year, decelerating to +16% in 2027. Three headwinds are acknowledged — Fed hiking, geopolitics, French OAT-Bund spreads near 140bp — but Citi prefers to look through near-term geopolitical risk, expecting Brent to normalize toward ~$70 in 2027, and stays overweight US and Japan with a Growth/Cyclicals barbell.

Institution: Citi
Published: 10/13/2026
Research topic: Fed Policy · US 10Y Treasury · Crude Oil (WTI)
Time horizon: 2027 · next year · this year

Fed Policy · FED US 10Y Treasury · US10Y Crude Oil (WTI) · WTI

Key arguments

Equities tend to wobble in the first three months after the first Fed hike, but performance looks fine after six or 12 months; it rarely derails a bull market.
In roughly 30 past instances of fast, sharp 10-year yield rises, equities were up three months later, better when growth indicators improved and inflation cooled.
Citi's commodity strategists assign ~60% probability to energy flows normalizing by year end, taking Brent to around $70 in 2027.
European banks have cut domestic sovereign holdings; French banks look slightly rich vs European peers and versus current OAT spread levels.

Key numbers

MSCI AC World EPS growth, this year (consensus): +35%
MSCI AC World EPS growth, next year (consensus): +16%
EPS consensus revision year to date: ~+20 percentage points
French OAT-Bund spread: ~140bp
Brent price forecast, 2027 (base case): $70/barrel

Main risks

Stagflationary pressures could reassert if geopolitical risks persist, with Citi's commodity strategists assigning ~30% probability to a bear case where disruption drags into next year.
French debt burden, widening deficits and political gridlock ahead of April presidential elections weigh disproportionately on Financials and domestically exposed French sectors.
Citi Economic Surprise and Data Change indices have started to roll over in recent weeks, which warrants watching.

Corresponding source evidence

And I know we'll come back to this later on, but it looks like 2027 will be another strong year for earnings growth as well. · 2027
Rates first — the Fed has actually gone back to hiking, and it's a global story, with more central banks hiking than cutting for the first time in years.
So that all means the broader context is really key here, and the bigger swing factor will be the reason behind those rising bond yields.

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