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The Markets

by Goldman Sachs · English

What’s driving this week’s market moves – and where are the biggest opportunities? Goldman Sachs traders discuss.

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How Will Higher-than-Expected Inflation Data Impact the Fed's Next Rate Decisions?

How a hot CPI (0.3% third straight month across categories) changes bond yields and the Fed’s next rate decisions, with spillovers to oil, Congress, stocks/credit, and AI capex.

13 Nov 2026 · 11m · 6 chapters

The US Midterms: Reshaping the Stock Market

How US midterm election results could reshape stock-market positioning, focusing on rotation trades, AI/data-center valuations, “defensive” sector shifts, and what to watch into year-end.

6 Nov 2026 · 7m · 4 chapters

Bullish Options Trades Slow amid AI Uncertainty

How Fed messaging, earnings, AI uncertainty, credit conditions, retail participation, and options hedging dynamics are affecting implied volatility and options demand, with a trade idea outside AI.

30 Oct 2026 · 10m · 7 chapters

Why Investors Are Reducing AI Exposure

Investors are reducing AI exposure as the “long AI, short everything else” trade unwinds into Q3 earnings.

23 Oct 2026 · 11m · 6 chapters

How Higher Rates and AI Issuance Are Affecting Credit Markets

How recent CPI/PPI-driven rate swings and AI-related corporate issuance are influencing credit spreads, volatility, and investor opportunity; includes a “muni trade” and what to watch next week.

16 Oct 2026 · 11m · 7 chapters

Hedge Funds Are Cautious on Stocks amid Rates and Energy Volatility

Hedge funds are cautious on stocks as Europe faces higher rates and energy volatility, with clients focused on euro energy shock, inflation, and European bond spread behavior.

9 Oct 2026 · 11m · 7 chapters

AI Is Becoming a Stock Picker's Market

Whether the AI trade is shifting from a broad “infrastructure” rally to a more selective “stock picker” market, and how rates/macro are affecting tech and software.

2 Oct 2026 · 9m · 7 chapters

Why the Bond Market May Be the Stock Market's Biggest Risk

How rising bond yields and Fed expectations may pose the biggest risk to stocks, and how hedge funds are positioned amid AI capex and fiscal deficits.

25 Sep 2026 · 12m · 6 chapters

The Opportunities for Investors amid Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates

After a Fed meeting, the guest argues the committee coalesced around two hikes in 2024, and that the Fed is removing accommodation rather than moving to restrictive policy.

18 Sep 2026 · 11m · 4 chapters

What a Fed Rate Hike Could Mean for US Stocks

How a potential Fed rate hike (after the CPI report and ahead of the next FOMC meeting) could affect US stocks, focusing on equities, inflation expectations, geopolitical risks, and hedging the “back…

11 Sep 2026 · 11m · 7 chapters

Why Gold Is Expected to Rise to Record Highs

Gold’s pullback from an early-January peak is viewed as an “elongated pause,” not the end of the bull market, with record highs expected later.

4 Sep 2026 · 12m · 4 chapters

What Is the Outlook for Diesel and Gasoline Supplies?

Outlook for diesel and gasoline supplies amid prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure, tight refining/product markets, and natural gas/LNG implications for Europe and China.

28 Aug 2026 · 8m · 4 chapters

Why US Equity Returns Are Broadening Beyond AI Stocks

Q2 earnings strength and falling volatility are broadening US equity gains beyond AI/magnificent-seven tech, with investors using ETFs/options to hedge macro and sector risk.

21 Aug 2026 · 13m · 6 chapters

How Inflation and Fiscal Policy Are Driving US Treasury Markets

How inflation prints, Fed expectations, and heavy US Treasury/credit issuance are affecting Treasury yields and term premium, with a recommended “steepener” trade.

14 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chapters

Why US Stocks May ‘Grind Higher’

Why US stocks may “grind higher,” driven by AI momentum after a July tech selloff, with stable S&P levels, high single-stock dispersion, resilient credit, and an expected “rates on hold” backdrop.

7 Aug 2026 · 8m · 4 chapters

Are Hedge Funds Still Bullish on AI Stocks?

Whether hedge funds remain bullish on AI stocks amid a sharp momentum unwind and de-risking in tech.

24 Jul 2026 · 12m · 5 chapters