Exchanges At Goldman Sachs

Explaining the takeaways from this week’s Fed decision, recent banking sector stress and debt limit concerns, Ashish Shah, chief investment officer of Public Investing in Asset & Wealth Management, joins our latest episode of The Markets, a new weekly podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges.

After a sharply disappointing performance in 2022, tech stocks are roaring back. But is the latest revival just a short-term blip? Or is there a new growth phase ahead for the tech sector? In this episode, Ben Snider, a senior strategist in Goldman Sachs Research, and Peter Callahan, who covers the tech sector for Global Banking & Markets, break down big tech earnings, new developments like generative AI, and the risks investors are focused on. 

The debate over the U.S. debt ceiling is quickly heating up. If the debt limit is not lifted before the deadline, what does this mean for markets and the economy? In this episode, Goldman Sachs Research’s Alec Phillips, chief U.S. political economist, explains how a failure to raise the limit on US government debt could ripple through the global financial markets. 

Discussing US equity volatility hitting a low, the takeaways from US and European earnings, and what to expect in next week’s Fed and ECB meetings, Sharon Bell, Goldman Sachs Research’s senior strategist on the European Portfolio Strategy team, joins our latest episode of The Markets, a new weekly podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges.

The path to net zero has never been more complicated as businesses and governments look to balance short-term energy demands with long-term sustainability goals. In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research’s Michele Della Vigna, head of Natural Resources Research in EMEA, and Kara Mangone, global head of Climate Strategy, discuss the decades-long effort that will require trade-offs between investing and carbon intensive projects and increasing investments in clean energy technologies. 

The initial public offering of luxury car manufacturer Porsche last fall was a bright spot in an otherwise difficult equity market. So how has the automaker navigated the macro challenges and what are the implications for the sector more broadly? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Oliver Blume, the CEO of Porsche and its parent company VW, and Goldman Sachs’ Christoph Stanger, who chairs the European equity capital markets team and helped take the company public, go behind the scenes to look at what it was like to take the company public, as well as discuss some of the broader trends in the automotive industry. 

Breaking down recent bank earnings, China’s GDP, European markets and the tech sector, Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage for Global Banking & Markets, joins the inaugural episode of The Markets, a new weekly podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges. 

The recent stress in the banking sector appears to have abated but there are knock-on effects that are pressuring a key corner of the economy: commercial real estate. So could commercial real estate be the next possible crisis? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research’s Lotfi Karoui, chief credit strategist and head of the Credit Research Group, and Jeffrey Fine, global head of Real Estate Client Solutions and Product Strategy in the firm’s Asset & Wealth Management business, assess the vulnerabilities in the commercial real estate market today. 

As one of the largest investors in the world, insurers represent about $30 trillion in assets — which means their investment decisions can have an outsized impact on markets and investment flows. So in a volatile market and uncertain economic environment, what’s on the minds of this influential investor base? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs’ Mike Siegel, global head of the Insurance Asset Management and Liquidity Solutions businesses, and Matt Armas, global head of Insurance Asset Management, break down the results of the 12th annual survey, Balancing with Yield on the Inflationary Tightrope, which surveyed more than 300 insurers about their views on the economy, asset allocation decisions and return expectations. 

The recent banking turmoil in the U.S. and Europe triggered by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank — the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis — seems to have abated, but questions remain about whether banking stress could resurge and what policymakers can do to prevent that. In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, which is based on Goldman Sachs Research’s Top of Mind report, All about bank(panic)s, former policymakers Daniel Tarullo and Thomas Hoenig, and Yale’s Gary Gorton, explain the drivers behind the recent crisis, the potential for it to repeat, and what rules and regulations might help prevent that. 

From artificial intelligence and machine learning, to virtual reality and wearable technology, disruptive tech has been at the forefront of markets and investors’ minds. So how are investors and tech founders alike approaching trends in technological innovation during a time of stress in the markets and banking sector? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs’ Clif Marriott, co-head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in EMEA for Global Banking & Markets, spoke with Ophelia Brown, founder and managing partner for early-stage venture capital firm Blossom Capital, explain how founders of tech startups across Europe are navigating the stress in the banking sector, the types of emerging technologies they're most excited about and how investors are approaching opportunities in the current environment.

Even the world's largest companies aren't immune to activist investors. With the management teams of large-cap companies attracting the attention of activism campaigns, what are the implications for corporate strategy and shareholders? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs’ Avinash Mehrotra, co-head of America's M&A, who runs activism, shareholder advisory and takeover defense practices, along with Pamela Codo-Lotti, who serves as the global chief operating officer for the practice in Global Banking & Markets, discuss the rise in shareholder activism campaigns, especially among large-cap companies.

In this episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs: Great Investors, Stephen Pagliuca, senior advisor at Bain Capital, speaks with Alison Mass, chairman of Goldman Sachs Investment Banking, about his career in private equity at Bain Capital, his views on the economy and investment landscape, and his experience managing the Boston Celtics and Atalanta soccer club.  

In an era of geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty, what are the implications for companies and investors? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, George Lee and Jared Cohen, the co-heads of Goldman Sachs’ newly created Office of Applied Innovation, discuss shifts in the geopolitical landscape, how rapidly evolving technology is impacting our world, and how the new office works with the firm’s clients to explore issues that sit at the center of a changing global marketplace. 

Since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, investors are closely watching how stress in the financial sector is spreading through markets and the economy. With First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse making headlines, policymakers are examining what they can do to steady markets and restore confidence. So, has the fallout been contained? And what does this all mean for investors’ portfolios? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Richard Ramsden, who leads the research coverage of the banking sector, Chris Hallam, who covers the banking sector in EMEA, and Brett Nelson, head of tactical asset allocation for the Asset & Wealth Management Investment Strategy Group of Goldman Sachs, provide an update on the banking sector and discuss what this means for investors.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has sparked broader concerns about the health of the banking industry. So what is the significance of these events? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research’s Richard Ramsden, who leads the coverage of the banking sector, and Lotfi Karoui, chief credit strategist, discuss how we got here, the significance of recent regulatory measures, the implications for credit creation, and more. 

Stronger economic data has recently raised concerns that inflation is likely to remain stickier than expected. In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of Global Fixed Income at BlackRock, and Praveen Korapaty, chief interest rates strategist at Goldman Sachs Research, say interest rates have somewhat further to climb and are likely to stay at higher levels for longer. Rieder and Korapaty also share their views on the global outlook for bonds across Europe and Japan, as well as the implications for investors. This episode is based on Goldman Sachs’ most recent Top of Mind report, (Japanese) Bonds, Bonds, Bonds.

How are retailers navigating an environment of slowing consumer demand, high interest rates and rising prices? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs’ Vishaal Rana, is joined by AutoZone Chairman, CEO and President William C. Rhodes III, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry, and Ikea U.S. CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Quiñones, to discuss the trends and critical issues facing the retail industry today. This episode was recorded at the annual Retail Industry Leaders Association CEO Forum in Palm Beach, Florida.

As the global economic backdrop continues to improve, is it time to invest in emerging markets? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Kay Haigh, co-CIO of Fixed Income, and Hiren Dasani, co-head of emerging markets equity, within Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management, discuss the recent rally in emerging markets and the outlook for 2023. 

In a special episode of the Exchanges at Goldman Sachs podcast, Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon shares his views on the macroeconomic environment — including his concern that inflation is likely to be “stickier” and harder to manage — as well as what’s on the minds of clients and the CEOs he meets with.