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The Markets: Pricing in the probability of a recession May 12, 2023

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Analyzing this week’s CPI print, continuing concerns in the banking sector, and the ongoing debt limit debate, Joseph Briggs, a global economist in Goldman Sachs Research, joins our latest episode of The Markets, a new weekly podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges.

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Breaking Free: The rise of corporate separations May 11, 2023

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In an environment where merger and acquisition activity is still relatively subdued, companies are turning to spinoffs, sales and divestitures. But what factors are driving this trend? In this episode, Goldman Sachs' David Dubner, global head of M&A structuring within Global Banking & Markets, and Sharath Sharma, global vice chair at EY, discuss “Strategies for successful corporate separations,” a new report coauthored by Goldman Sachs and EY on how and why companies are leaning into corporate separations.

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U.S.-China: more decoupling ahead? May 09, 2023

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Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China have been running high for some time, but are escalating as President Biden prepares to unveil further curbs on U.S. investment to China ahead of this month’s G7 Summit. In this episode, which breaks down Goldman Sachs Research’s recent Top of Mind report, “U.S.-China: more decoupling ahead,” Harvard’s Graham Allison, who has extensively studied the relationship between the two countries, and Rhodium Group’s Dan Rosen, who has analyzed investment and trade flows, explore the tensions between the two countries and how they’re affecting the investing landscape for companies and investors.

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The Markets: Fed rate hikes, banking stress & debt limit concerns May 05, 2023

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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.

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Is big tech back? May 04, 2023

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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.

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What happens if the U.S. government can’t pay its bills? May 02, 2023

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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.

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The Markets: Volatility, Earnings, and European Equities Apr 28, 2023

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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.

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Navigating the trillion dollar path to a more sustainable economy Apr 27, 2023

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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.

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How Porsche CEO Oliver Blume is driving innovation Apr 25, 2023

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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.

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The Markets: A ‘bulletproof’ stock market? Apr 21, 2023

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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.

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