IB to Aid Morgan Stanley (MS) Q1 Earnings, Trading to Hurt

The performance of Morgan Stanley’s (MS) trading business (constituting a significant portion of its top line) is not expected to have been impressive in the first quarter of 2024, due to lower market volatility. Thus, the company’s trading numbers are not likely to have provided much support to its quarterly results, slated to be announced before the opening bell on Apr 16.Client activity was decent in the quarter. The expectations of a soft landing of the U.S. economy, a gradually cooling inflation and cl ...