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“Stocks Are Still Very Undervalued”
Goldman Sachs projects a 30% recession probability for late 2024 while anticipating strong global growth driven by AI integration, German defense spending, and significant U.S. fiscal expansion. The firm recommends a long U.S. stock strategy based on undervaluation and currency debasement, despite a Federal Reserve divergence where Governors Waller and Bowman urge immediate rate cuts against Chair Powell's wait-and-see approach. Investors are advised to monitor seasonal liquidity risks in August and prepare for a credit boom that could drive mortgage origination and inflation by mid-2025.
- Goldman Sachs11 min
The Three Top Equity Market Themes
Goldman Sachs' Lou Miller characterizes the current market as "bulletproof" due to a convergence of supportive tailwinds, including lower-than-expected tariff impacts, a rapid shift in AI optimism affecting 31% of S&P capitalization, and falling yields signaling an impending rate cut cycle. Client strategies are increasingly targeting AI winners, financial deregulation, and specific international exposures in regions like Europe, Japan, and China, while Miller maintains a bullish long-term view on U.S. exceptionalism despite short-term concentration risks. Forward-looking catalysts for this nine-week rally in beta factors include a likely September rate cut and the removal of tariff fears by August, with earnings expected to exceed consensus thanks to pre-build inventory and anticipated margin expansion from AI adoption.
- Goldman Sachs10 min
Climbing the “wall of worry”
Equity markets have reached record highs driven by passive capital flows and a dominant artificial intelligence theme, even as investor positioning remains selective amid high hedge fund risk exposure. Strategists recommend capitalizing on policy-driven sectors like semiconductors and heavy manufacturing for long positions while shorting low-quality sentiment-driven names ahead of a potential economic slowdown. Upcoming volatility will likely center on the July 9 tariff deadline and critical inflation data, forcing a market transition from pricing geopolitical risks to anticipating implementation of new legislative policies.
- Goldman Sachs9 min
Staying long US assets
Economic analysts project a benign inflation trajectory toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target and a low probability of recession, supported by a resilient labor market and the current absence of significant tariff-driven price spikes. While market returns are expected to moderate from recent highs, the outlook remains anchored in a 65-70% allocation to US assets driven by hyperscaler competitiveness, complemented by a balanced approach to global currencies and fixed income within a stable 4.5% to 4.6% Treasury yield environment. Investors are advised to monitor upcoming budget reconciliation data for potential shifts in trade or deficit narratives, though current volatility is viewed as temporary as risk premiums gravitate toward a sensible baseline.
- Goldman Sachs7 min
Why tech stocks could keep rallying
Following a sharp correction in early 2024, the Nasdaq recovered to a flat annual performance driven by resilient S&P 500 earnings growth, clearer trade policies, and renewed capital deployment into artificial intelligence. Goldman Sachs technology specialist Pete Callahan highlights that large-cap tech stocks are regaining defensive status amid a return of dispersion within the "Magnificent Seven," creating specific stock-picking opportunities. With macro fears receding in favor of micro-level AI catalysts, the prevailing strategy recommends maintaining positions through the remainder of the year despite ongoing scrutiny of inflation data and bond market rates near 4.5%.
- Goldman Sachs10 min
“Long stocks, short bonds”
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prioritized stabilizing the domestic labor market while the central bank maintained current interest rates amidst stagflation risks and uncertain tariff impacts. The administration projects $300 billion in annual tariff revenue alongside increased spending, creating a fiscal environment that pressures the dollar and drives a strategic shift toward long equities and short bonds. Investors are compressing their trading horizons to hourly assessments as they navigate high volatility driven by potential job losses and the first significant inflation data release in July.
- Goldman Sachs10 min
Time to buy bonds?
Despite a macroeconomic shift toward higher inflation and lower growth driven by tariff announcements since April, the 10-year Treasury yield has remained stable while credit spreads have partially recovered from their initial widening. Goldman Sachs Asset Management has strategically increased portfolio duration and favored Investment Grade credit over High Yield, citing bond outperformance versus equities and the U.S. dollar's status as a global safe haven. Although the firm acknowledges an increased recession probability and sector divergence within travel, it concludes that current market pricing does not yet fully reflect downside risks, prompting continued allocation to structured credit opportunities.
- Goldman Sachs10 min
Opportunities amidst historic volatility
Josh Schifrin and market analysts assess a volatile economic landscape where projected tariffs threaten to spark inflation and a temporary growth dip while creating a binary risk scenario between a trade war recession or a deal-driven recovery. Treasury yields have surged following hawkish commentary on tariff-induced inflation, breaking historical inverse correlations with equities and signaling fragility in market liquidity that mirrors structural stresses without reaching COVID-era severity. Despite this turbulence, strategists recommend buying equity dips and anticipate a weakening U.S. dollar alongside bearish oil prices as the market awaits the outcomes of the 90-day tariff pause to stabilize the frenetic trading environment.
- Goldman Sachs9 min
Is the big tech trade over?
The S&P 500 recently declined 5% following a year-end rally, driven by reassessments of mega-cap valuations amid shifting inflation data and skepticism over AI profitability. Goldman Sachs analysts characterize this correction as a market rotation where capital is flowing from large-cap tech stocks to small-cap equities, a divergence that benefits smaller companies anticipating interest rate cuts. Despite the drop, the firm maintains a positive outlook, citing robust earnings and historical precedents where similar market dips often result in higher valuations within three months.