Exchanges

Financial services firms are facing one of the most constructive backdrops in years, helped by a steepening yield curve, an expected recovery in the capital markets, and a potential easing of regulations under a second Trump administration, say Goldman Sachs Research’s Richard Ramsden, business unit leader of the financials group, and Alex Blostein, who covers the asset management industry, on Gol...

The pace of mergers and acquisitions around the world gained momentum this year, and there are signs that deal-making will accelerate in 2025, say Stephan Feldgoise and Mark Sorrell, the co-heads of the global mergers and acquisitions business in Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, on Goldman Sachs Exchanges.   Date of recording: December 11, 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Goldman Sachs Research’s Hui Shan, chief China economist, and Peking University Guanghua School of Management’s Michael Pettis discuss just how effective China’s domestic policy stimulus will be in addressing the country’s internal and external economic challenges. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report, “Will China’s policy stimulus be enough?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

With record-breaking attendance at games and viewership of televised games, the groundswell of enthusiasm for women’s sports has created a cultural movement. How should investors think about the opportunity in women’s sports, and how might the growth trajectory of the professional women’s leagues compare to the equivalent men’s leagues? In the final episode of a four-part series on the changing dy...

Goldman Sachs Research’s Chief US Economist David Mericle shares what investors are expecting under the second Trump administration and how those policy assumptions are reflected in market pricing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the physical fan experience with Greg Carey, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Stacy Sonnenberg, Head of Global Sports Finance. They discuss what’s driving interest in the new sports-entertainment complexes, the creative ways of financing these infrastruct...

The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 account for an outsized share of the index’s market cap and of its stellar 2024 performance. Goldman Sachs Research’s David Kostin, chief US equity strategist, and Owen Lamont, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management LLC, discuss whether investor concerns over today’s high US equity market concentration are warranted. This episode ex...

The rise of AI could have profound implications for geopolitics given the decisions about where AI infrastructure is going to get built. Jared Cohen, president of global affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, discusses the data center diplomacy that is shaping geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports is one of the few forms of premium live content available today, but how fans consume these games or matches is being significantly disrupted. In the second episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the new sports media landscape with Dave Dase, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Gene Sykes, Co-Chair of...

As the global economy comes off of another year of relatively strong growth in 2024, new and important variables are now in the mix with the election of Donald Trump and the Republican sweep of Congress. So can this solid performance continue amid the policy shifts ahead, and what might be the implications for markets? In this episode, Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs’ chief economist and head of Goldma...

The sports ecosystem has exploded as an area of investment, with professional leagues loosening rules on private equity ownership, the value of media rights deals skyrocketing, and the many sports-adjacent businesses taking on new dimensions. In the first episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross speaks to Apollo Co-Founder Josh Harri...

Former Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan, current vice chairman at Goldman Sachs, discusses the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle, the interplay between monetary and fiscal policy, and his views on what the Trump administration could mean for Fed policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The markets reacted forcefully to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, with US stocks, bond yields, and the dollar rising sharply in response. Goldman Sachs Research’s Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset allocation research, and Brian Garrett, head of Equity Execution on the Cross Asset Sales desk in Global Banking & Markets at Goldman Sachs, discuss the sustainability of...

Clearlake Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner José E. Feliciano discusses the firm’s flexible approach to investing in the private markets, artificial intelligence, and sports teams. For more insights from great investors, listen to previous episodes from our Great Investors series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How could the proposed policy agendas between the two US presidential candidates shape markets and economies? Top economists from the Democratic and Republican parties discuss a range of economic policies, painting starkly different policy approaches in some key areas but similarities in others. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Kevin Hassett, former Chairman of the Council of Econ...

Chelsea Stoner, general partner of Battery Ventures, has long been focused on the ways in which software is transforming a variety of industries. In a discussion with Goldman Sachs’ Michael Brandmeyer, Stoner discusses her path to Silicon Valley, Battery's longevity as a tech-focused investment firm, and her unique outlook on the venture capital and private equity landscape.  Learn more about your...

The S&P 500 has staged a remarkable rally since the start of the year. How much more upside should investors expect — and what could drive those gains? Goldman Sachs Research’s David Kostin and Ryan Hammond from the US portfolio strategy team explain the drivers and risks to their year-end and 12-month targets for US equities.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridgewater Associates’ Co-CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour describes where she’s seeing opportunities for higher returns and the macro factors shaping today’s investment landscape. To hear from more Great Investors, check out: Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha on building enduring businesses, Blackstone’s Joe Baratta on the outlook for private equity, and TPG’s Jon Winkelried on the evolution of alternativ...

Escalating conflicts in the Middle East, coupled with China’s latest round of stimulus, are changing the supply-and-demand dynamics for oil prices. Goldman Sachs Research’s Daan Struyven, co-head of commodities research, explains the implications for oil and gold prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Moran, a pension strategist in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, explains how the current macro environment is changing the retirement picture for both savers and retirees. Mike and his team are out with a new report that describes what they see as a missing link to retirement security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fed has begun a long-awaited cutting cycle, potentially providing some relief to rate-sensitive sectors. Goldman Sachs’ Lotfi Karoui and Jeff Fine explain the impact of falling rates on US commercial real estate as well as the implications for housing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha, one of Silicon Valley’s most highly respected investors, discusses his career, Sequoia’s unique culture and investment processes, and how he finds and builds enduring businesses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a stronger-than-expected start to the year, China’s economy is showing signs of weakening as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with a real estate downturn, slowing consumer spending, and geopolitical tensions. Goldman Sachs Research’s Hui Shan, chief China economist, shares her outlook for China’s growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackstone’s Global Head of Private Equity Joe Baratta shares his outlook for the private equity industry, the macro environment today, and his evolution as a leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many view the recent rise in the unemployment rate as a concerning sign about the economic outlook, fueling recession fears. Could the US economy fall into recession, and will overly tight Federal Reserve policy be to blame? In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Allison Nathan discusses these questions with three top economic minds: Claudia Sahm, the creator of the “Sahm rule” and Chie...