Many of the same factors have propelled big banks’ strong performance: a solid economic backdrop with low unemployment, corporate clients’ appetite for executing big deals, and lots of trading activity.
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Stock market investors are heading into CPI week with a familiar playbook. The hope is that inflation cools off further and the Fed stays on hold, with robust earnings taking over as the next driver of the S&P 500. For perspective, the S&P 500 recently traded near 7,575, up about 10.7% year ...
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Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs has cut its 12-month U.S. recession probability to 15% following the U.S.-Iran agreement, with chief economist Jan Hatzius citing reduced downside risks to the economic outlook and an improvement in underlying labor market resilience.
Goldman Sachs now sees a smaller chance of a recession in the U.S. thanks to the peace agreement with Iran. The bank cut its 12-month recession odds to 15% from 25%, citing falling energy prices. It now sees an even lower chance of recession than it did before the war, when it put the odds at 20%.
Fed rate-cut delays and weaker ETF inflow expectations prompted Goldman to lower its December gold forecast.
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Wall Street is booming, but Goldman Sachs isn’t convinced that lower interest rates are around the corner. In an interview with CNBC, Goldman Sachs COO John Waldron reiterated the bank's view that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates by the close of 2026. Put simply, Americans may ...
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Global investors weigh elevated Treasury yields against rising inflation, fiscal deterioration, and Iran-linked energy risks.
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