GSEU News and Press, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity From 08/16/23

2023-08-16 05:26:00 ET Summary Lower-than-expected inflation and falling inflation expectations have led to “the summer of our disinflation” in the US. A similar disinflationary scenario could unfold in Europe, but anemic growth and stubborn inflation may make it mor...

2023-08-15 10:00:00 ET Summary China surprises with a rate cut after disappointing economic data, while Japan reports stronger than expected Q2 GDP. UK sees a sharp jump in average weekly earnings, renewing speculation of a 50 bp rate hike by the Bank of England. US dollar is ...

2023-08-14 15:36:00 ET Summary While this is no time to be making major calls on asset allocation, in our view, there are abundant opportunities for generating incremental returns. Initially, each month of divergence increased our concern about market levels, especially as investo...

2023-08-13 06:45:00 ET Summary The end of the Bretton Woods currency arrangement led to the era of floating currencies and volatile exchange rates. Attempts to resurrect Bretton Woods miss the point that the asymmetry of power that made it possible no longer exists. The volati...

2023-08-12 04:49:00 ET Summary In just the last decade, the S&P 500 leaderboard has changed dramatically. Today, it is dominated by technology. Autos themselves have moved from an expensive, commodity-powered, hard-asset mode of transport to a software-driven, services-deliver...

2023-08-11 20:35:00 ET Summary With Wall Street very confident that the Fed won’t be raising rates in September, the focus shifts to how strong is the economy. Eurozone:  There’s no shortage of economic releases next week but there isn’t one that stands o...

2023-08-09 23:45:00 ET Summary A further cooling of a recent revival of service sector growth, which had been buoyed by a post-pandemic tailwind of increased spending, waned for a second month in a row, accompanied by a deepening manufacturing downturn. The manufacturing downturn ...

2023-08-09 11:30:00 ET Summary The disinflationary trend continues, and core inflation appears to be in retreat across Western economies. Global central banks continued to raise interest rates, despite what looks to be clear disinflation evidence. Whether or not central banks ...

2023-08-08 06:04:00 ET Summary Bank of England asked former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to review its economic forecast after it failed so badly to stop inflation. BoE Governor Bailey said Bernanke’s review would help central bankers "take a step back and reflect on where our proces...

2023-08-05 11:20:00 ET Summary The Global PMI data - compiled by S&P Global across over 40 economies and sponsored by JPMorgan - showed companies' costs rising at a slightly increased rate in July, the overall level of the survey's Prices Charged Index pointing to a "stickiness" o...