Market Factors: Major systemic risk dings domestic pension funds

Morgan Stanley warns that private lending could pose a potential systemic threat to the global financial system. The piece also highlights a bright outlook for pipeline and energy infrastructure sectors, signaling sector-level tailwinds for midstream and energy-capex assets. Separately, the newsletter covers competing public and private efforts to expand crewed lunar missions, a technology/innovation theme with limited near-term market impact.

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Morgan Stanley warns that private lending could pose a potential systemic threat to the global financial system. The piece also highlights a bright outlook for pipeline and energy infrastructure sectors, signaling sector-level tailwinds for midstream and energy-capex assets. Separately, the newsletter covers competing public and private efforts to expand crewed lunar missions, a technology/innovation theme with limited near-term market impact.