Morgan Stanley downgrades global equities over war risks

Morgan Stanley cut global equities to equal weight while upgrading cash and U.S. bonds. Investors favor defensive assets as oil prices rise amid conflict.

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Morgan Stanley has adjusted its global investment strategy, downgrading global equities while shifting focus toward safe-haven assets. The brokerage lowered its rating on global stocks to equal weight from overweight, simultaneously upgrading cash and United States government bonds to overweight as geopolitical instability in the Middle East drives market uncertainty.

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