Monday Morning Must-Knows - April 13, 2026

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April 13, 2026

IranConflict Sparks Another Wave of Market Volatility

Geopolitical tensions tied to Iran triggered sharp, disorderly swings acrossglobal markets last week, and volatility remains firmly in control of priceaction. At the same time, inflation pressures are reaccelerating, with theupcoming Producer Price Index (PPI) expected to reflect further cost escalationfollowing the recent spike in energy prices. The key risk now is whethermarkets are still underpricing the second-order inflation impact.

Earnings season intensifies with 128 companies reporting, led by majorfinancial institutions including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Bank ofAmerica, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock. The focus is squarely on forwardguidance, specifically credit quality, lending conditions, and whethertightening financial conditions are beginning to show up in corporate outlooks.

In this episode of Monday Morning Must Knows, Merlin Rothfeld breaks down thekey catalysts driving markets this week, including earnings, inflation data,and the evolving macro risk backdrop.

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