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One of the Street's biggest bulls is worried high rates could lead to a 'meaningful correction'

Cnbc · · 347 words · By Fred Imbert
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“The Morgan Stanley strategist [Mike Wilson] has an S & P 500 target of 8,000.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson raised the S&P 500 year-end target to 8,000 from 7,800.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Morgan Library & Museum (formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library; colloquially the Morgan) is a museum and research library in New York City, New York, United States. Completed in 1906 as the private…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Library_&_Museum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Richard Nides (born February 25, 1961) is an American banker and diplomat who served as the 27th United States ambassador to Israel from 2021 to 2023. From 2013 to 2021, he was the managing dir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_R._Nides
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“That implies upside of 8% from Friday's close of 7,408.5.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the letter 'S' and does not contain any financial data regarding the S&P 500 closing price on a specific Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — S (minuscule: s) is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2020 · Learn to recognize the upper and lowercase letter S, how to write the letter S s and the sound that letter S makes. This series incorporates the modalities of visual, auditory and...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vniciwSnfH8
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web search NEUTRAL — The letter “S” is one of the most versatile and significant components of the English alphabet. Representing the 19th position in the alphabet, “S” serves as a cornerstone for countless words, sounds,…
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“It's also the second-highest forecast among those included in CNBC Pro's Market Strategist Survey.”
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While evidence confirms Mike Wilson's target of 8,000, none of the provided sources explicitly mention the 'CNBC Pro Market Strategist Survey' or rank his forecast as the second-highest.
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web search NEUTRAL — The bank's strategists, led by Mike Wilson, set 2026 earnings per share for S&P 500 constituents at $339, representing a 23% increase on the prior year.The strategists described this as the market doi…
https://investinglive.com/stock-market-update/morgan-stanley…
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web search NEUTRAL — The bank expects the S&P 500 to reach 8,300 in the next 12 months, implying a 12% rally from current levels. The team led by Mike Wilson also raised their year-end forecast to 8,000 from 7,800.
https://www.advisorhub.com/morgan-stanley-hikes-sp-500-targe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Morgan Stanley boosts S&P 500 target. Why Mike Wilson says the market has already priced in the biggest risks. 3 days ago.AI Boom Lifts US Stocks, Strategist Sees S&P Breaking 10,000 in Three Years, H…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“Stocks fell sharply on Friday after the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield hit its highest level in nearly a year.”
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Multiple sources report the 30-year Treasury yield hitting its highest level in nearly a year (specifically mentioning levels around 5.1% or 5.12%).
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web search NEUTRAL — 30 year treasury minus 3 month treasury bond. Average interest rate on new issues of U.S. Federal debt. United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt inst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_securit…
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web search NEUTRAL — GoldSeek.com, Gold Seek LLC makes no representation, warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of the information (including news, editorials, prices, statistics, analyses and the like)…
https://goldseek.com/article/30-year-treasury-yield-tops-51-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) rose 10 basis points to reach 5.12%, its highest level since June 2007.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4379426/posts
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“Yields across the globe also soared to levels not seen in decades.”
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Evidence from Inspirepreneur Magazine and other search results indicates that UK gilt yields hit highest levels in decades and Japanese bond yields reached record highs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bond markets saw longer-dated yields reach their highest level since mid-2025, before paring gains Wednesday, after producer prices rose higher than economists expected in April. The yield on the benc…
https://energynews.oedigital.com/energy-markets/2026/05/13/b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Government bond yields vary due to changes in interest rates, inflation expectations, and economic conditions. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall, causing yields to increase.
https://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — UK gilt yields hit their highest levels in decades. Japanese bond yields reached record highs. German and Italian government bond yields also moved higher. Global share markets fell between 1% and 2%.
https://inspirepreneurmagazine.com/world/global-bond-markets…
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“Wilson said the level to watch is 4.5% on the 10-year Treasury note yield.”
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Web search results explicitly identify the 4.5% level on the 10-year yield as a 'key' or 'critical' level that can exert downward pressure.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) edged up toward the key 4.5% level and was sitting at 4.48% on Wednesday morning.The 4.5% level on the 10-year yield and 5% level on the 30-year yield are seen as cri…
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/10-year-treasury-yield-ris…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live US Government Bonds 10 YR Yield chart to track the latest bond price changes.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/TVC-US10Y/
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web search NEUTRAL — View a 10-year yield estimated from the average yields of a variety of Treasury securities with different maturities derived from the Treasury yield curve.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10
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“The benchmark yield traded well above that on Monday, briefly hitting 4.6% before easing to around 4.57%.”
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Search results confirm the 10-year Treasury note yield climbed to around 4.63% on Monday, aligning with the claim that it hit 4.6% and traded in that range.
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web search NEUTRAL — The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note climbed to around 4.63% on Monday, reaching its highest level since January 2025 as mounting inflationary pressures tied to the Middle East conflict fueled ex…
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-y…
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web search NEUTRAL — 10-year Treasury yield hits new high for the year after very hot producer prices reading. 10 hours ago. By Yun Li, Joseph Wilkins and Sean J. Conlon.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live US Government Bonds 10 YR Yield chart to track the latest bond price changes.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/TVC-US10Y/
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“Citadel Securities' Scott Rubner said he's still bullish on stocks 'over the medium term, but we are becoming more tactically cautious following our bullish equity call from late March.'”
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Multiple sources (Bloomberg and others) confirm Scott Rubner of Citadel Securities is bullish on stocks and transitioned from Goldman Sachs, with reports on his bullish equity calls.
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web search NEUTRAL — Markets. Citadel Securities’ Rubner Is Bullish on Stocks Into Labor Day.This is the first forecast Rubner gave since he transitioned to Citadel Securities from Goldman, where he served as a managing d…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/citadel-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scott Rubner, a former Goldman Sachs tactical strategist now at Citadel Securities, said it’s too soon to fade the stock market given factors including corporate stock buybacks — but it’s getting late…
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-fade-the-stock-market…
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web search NEUTRAL — So fast forwarding to today, Rubner decided it is no longer time to be bearish, when as he described in his latest note to clients which laid out his latest analysis of market flow and positioning, it…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bear-camp-has-become-too-p…
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