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With voters representing over half the world’s population — in the US, Europe, India, and beyond — expected to head to the polls this year, Richard Haass, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford, explain the implications of key elections around the world. The episode breaks down 2024 elections that is the topic of Goldman Sachs Research’s latest Top of Mind report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longer-term structural changes in economic activity, policy, and society can have a bigger impact on investment opportunities than the shorter-term hot-button issues of the moment, explains Goldman Sachs Research’s Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist, and head of macro research in Europe. In this episode, Oppenheimer explains the factors driving what he sees as the current post-modern super cycle, the investment implications, and findings from his latest book, Any Happy Returns: Structural Changes and Super Cycles in Market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final episode of our four-part special series, we look at how infrastructure and the built environment will change cars as evolve into zero-emission places we can sleep, watch TV, and work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third episode of our four-part special series, we delve into the ways carmakers new and old have to think about raising capital, corporate structure, and vertical integration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second episode of our four-part special series, we go deep into how the production of the car is changing, from new manufacturing methods to the critical role batteries play to the vital importance of new metals like cobalt, lithium, and manganese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode of our four-part special series, we take a close look at the two fundamental changes that are upending the auto industry: electrification and autonomy. Both rely on a complete rethinking of how cars are designed, engineered, and built. Those changes, in turn, require massive shifts in supply chains, labor pipelines, and corporate organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon shares his view on the global economy, what’s top of mind for business leaders, and why he believes inflation still has the potential to be “stickier” than the market expects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs’ Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, head of the Investment Strategy Group (ISG) and chief investment officer of GS Wealth Management, shares ISG’s 2024 outlook, America Powers On, and her recommendations for clients in the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the primary season in the US presidential election kicks off this month, Goldman Sachs’ Joe Wall from the Office of Government Affairs and Alec Phillips, chief US political economist in Goldman Sachs Research, explain the issues at stake and implications for policies and markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Henry Kravis, co-founder and co-executive chairman of KKR, discusses the evolution of the private equity industry and KKR’s journey through that transition, the lessons he’s learned from leading the firm, and his views on the economy and markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Against a backdrop of tense US-China relations and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, Washington and Wall Street are increasingly worried about the same thing: geopolitics. In this episode, Jared Cohen, president of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs, and Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, explore the ways in which geopolitics are affecting the global balance of power, the global credibility gap, and what that means for companies and investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As fears over inflation and interest rates start to moderate, the case for taking on more risk may be rising. Christian Mueller-Glissmann, who heads asset allocation research in Goldman Sachs Research, and Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, co-chief investment officer of the multi-asset solutions business in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, explain their outlooks for asset classes and portfolio strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is the financial services sector, often seen as a bellwether for the economy, coping with inflation, interest rates, and greater regulatory pressures? Goldman Sachs Research’s Richard Ramsden and Alex Blostein discuss their outlook for banks and asset managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Edward P. Djerejian, former US Ambassador to Israel and Syria, and former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Emile Hokayem, Director of Regional Security and Senior Fellow for Middle East Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, break down the risks of the Middle East conflict and explain how it could erupt into a wider regional or even broader war. This episode is based on Goldman Sachs Research’s latest Top of Mind report, Middle East Risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a slow start to 2023, deal-makers are starting to return to the negotiating table. Goldman Sachs’ Stephan Feldgoise and Mark Sorrell, the co-heads of Global Mergers & Acquisitions in Global Banking & Markets, explain the M&A outlook for the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As global co-head of real estate at Blackstone, Kathleen McCarthy has helped grow the firm’s real estate assets under management to more than $330 billion. In a conversation moderated by Goldman Sachs’ Alison Mass, Kathleen shares her journey to becoming one of the leading investors in the real estate industry, the forces shaping key sectors of the market, and her advice to the next generation of leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s property sector has remained under pressure, hobbling the country’s recovery and weighing on global economic growth. In this episode, Goldman Sachs Research’s Kenneth Ho, Asia credit strategist, Hui Shan, chief China economist, and Yi Wang, head of the China real estate team, discuss the implications and the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Dan Dees, Jim Esposito, and Ashok Varadhan, the co-heads of Goldman Sachs' Global Banking & Markets business, discuss their views on the markets, corporate and investor sentiment, and the outlook for deal-making. They also share their thoughts about the direction of the industry as well as their leadership and career advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius, the firm's chief economist and head of Goldman Sachs Research, and Dominic Wilson, senior advisor in the Global Markets Research Group, discuss their outlook and the findings from their recently published 2024 macro outlook entitled, The Hard Part is Over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a conversation moderated by Goldman Sachs’ Michael Brandmeyer, BlackRock’s Tony Kim, head of tech sector fundamental equities, shares his views on the technology ecosystem, public and private valuations, and the impact of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs Research’s Chris Shibutani and Jason English explain the business and investor implications of the latest anti-obesity medications and their ripple effects in the healthcare industry and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Impactive Capital, explains why taking a collaborative, private equity approach as an ESG-oriented activist investor leads to sustainable, long-term returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US has had an exceptional decade. US economic growth and equities have outperformed, and the dollar’s global role remains unchallenged. But can this run continue? In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Rebecca Patterson, former chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates, Jean Boivin, head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, and Goldman Sachs Research’s Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist, discuss whether the US equity outperformance of the last decade can be repeated over the next decade. This episode breaks down a topic hit on in the recent Top of Mind report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rapid rise in adoption of generative AI is spurring companies of all sizes to rethink their strategic plans for growth. Goldman Sachs Investment Banking’s Jung Min and Matt Lucas explain how gen AI is reshaping the dealmaking landscape and discuss findings from their report, “Navigating the AI Era.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US commercial real estate has been hit by the surge in interest rates and a pullback in lending from regional banks. Scott Rechler, chairman and CEO of real estate investment firm RXR, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, professor of real estate and finance at Columbia Business School, break down the risks in the commercial real estate crisis that were the topic of the recent Top of Mind report, Commercial real estate risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global bond yields have moved sharply higher in recent weeks, setting the stage for a higher-for-longer rate regime. Goldman Sachs Research’s Praveen Korapaty, chief interest rates strategist, and Global Banking & Markets’ Anshul Sehgal, co-head of US interest rate products trading, explain the implications for economic growth, investors, and markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja shares his insights on the venture capital landscape, society’s digital transformation, and the firm’s mission-based approach to investing in the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An improving economic backdrop is helping to bolster retirement savings but Americans are facing a raft of financial challenges. A retirement plan and recent legislation can help manage the competing financial priorities and unexpected expenses that typically crowd out saving for retirement, explains Mike Moran, pension strategist in Goldman Sachs’ Asset & Wealth Management business, on Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Signs of life in the global IPO market are spurring investor optimism for a broader recovery. On Goldman Sachs Exchanges, David Ludwig, global head of equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs’ Global Banking & Markets, shares his outlook for the IPO market and the market dynamics for companies and investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a period of cost cutting and layoffs — and buoyed by generative AI tailwinds — software and internet companies are starting to invest for growth, say Goldman Sachs Research’s Eric Sheridan and Kash Rangan on the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developed market equities have long dominated global equity markets, but that’s set to change in the coming decades. Kevin Daly, co-head of CEEMEA Economics in Goldman Sachs Research, explains why EM capital markets are likely to rise significantly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs’ Co-head of Global Banking & Markets Jim Esposito explains how companies and investing clients are navigating markets and the global economy in the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Peter Brown, CEO of Renaissance Technologies, talks about his career and building the hedge fund company. He also recounts how the firm navigated market crises such as the “quant quake” and the Global Financial Crisis, and describes how computer models and algorithms have long played a role in Renaissance’s growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worries that rising inflation will force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this year appear to be fading amid encouraging signs in the jobs market. Goldman Sachs Research’s Chief U.S. Economist David Mericle shares his views on the U.S. economy, inflation, and the Fed’s path from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs Research’s Sharon Bell and Gizelle George-Joseph discuss the progress, challenges, and opportunities facing women and Black Americans, respectively, and why reducing racial, gender, and economic inequities could ultimately raise global growth over the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The music industry is on the verge of another major structural change, so what should listeners, artists, and industry professionals expect over the years to come? Goldman Sachs Research’s Lisa Yang discusses her latest Music in the Air report which analyzes how streaming, artificial intelligence, and changing listener behavior are affecting the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income for BlackRock, Rick Rieder and his team are responsible for about $2.4 trillion of assets. In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Rieder shares his views on the markets, the strength of the U.S. economy, and where he’s finding investment opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Higher interest rates are making it more expensive for companies to borrow money. So what could that mean for the health of corporate America? Saba Capital Management’s Boaz Weinstein, founder and CIO, and Goldman Sachs’ Lotfi Karoui, chief credit strategist, discuss the outlook for U.S. credit markets. This episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges is based on Goldman Sachs Research’s latest Top of Mind report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Germany slipped into a technical recession earlier this year as the country struggles with a weaker manufacturing sector, high inflation and a war on its doorsteps. In this episode, Wolfgang Fink, CEO of Goldman Sachs for Germany and Austria, explains how German companies and investors are adapting to the macro and market pressures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than any other advanced economy, the U.K. has been squeezed by sharply higher prices, but new data shows that inflation may be starting to fall. In this episode, Goldman Sachs Research’s Jari Stehn, chief European economist, and George Cole, head of European rates strategy, explain why the U.K. faces a “confluence of shocks,” why inflation is likely to remain elevated, and what the implications of the U.K.’s inflation problems may mean for yields across the Euro area and globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since Luke Ellis took the helm as CEO of Man Group, a global active investment management firm with a significant hedge fund offering, the firm’s assets under management have almost doubled to around $145 billion. In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Goldman Sachs’ John Storey speaks with Ellis about his perspectives on the hedge fund industry, his views on the markets and the global economy, and what’s he’s learned over his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China's emergence from Covid lockdowns was expected to boost the global economy. But a string of disappointing data is giving investors, policymakers and market watchers a new reason to worry. Goldman Sachs Research’s Hui Shan, chief China economist, explains the drivers behind the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investor interest in generative AI technology has surged. But is the hype and market pricing around the technology warranted? In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Conviction’s Sarah Guo, NYU’s Gary Marcus and Goldman Sachs Research’s Kash Rangan and Eric Sheridan discuss the technology’s disruptive potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldman Sachs Research’s Bruce Kirk, chief Japan equity strategist, explains the drivers behind the rally in Japan’s equity market and the state of the country’s economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global equity markets have performed relatively well in the first half of the year, but can this performance last? Goldman Sachs Research’s Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist and head of macro research in Europe, explains why equity returns are likely to remain relatively flat from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. economy has shown signs of surprising resilience this year, despite concerns over inflation, recession and the Fed’s path from here. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, David Mericle, chief U.S. economist in Goldman Sachs Research, explains why he’s generally optimistic that the U.S. economy can avoid a recession and achieve a soft landing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since GQG Partners’ Chairman and CIO Rajiv Jain co-founded the global boutique asset management firm in 2016, the company has grown to more than $100 billion in assets under management. In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Jain discusses his approach to managing portfolios and building teams, as well as his views on the macroeconomic and investment landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking down the latest decisions from the Fed and the ECB, as well as how corporates are navigating the current economic climate, Jonathan Fine, head of Investment Grade Syndicate in the Americas in Goldman Sachs' Global Banking & Markets, joins our latest episode of The Markets, a new weekly podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Family offices have long managed the financial affairs of the world's wealthiest families. In this episode, Meena Flynn and Sara Naison-Tarajano from Goldman Sachs’ Asset & Wealth Management business, and Ken Hirsch and Tony Pasquariello from Global Banking & Markets, break down the findings of the firm’s latest Family Office survey, Eyes on the Horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has driven equity markets higher, but does the current rally have legs? In this week’s Markets podcast from Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Sung Cho, co-head of Tech Investing for Fundamental Equity in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, explains the factors and outlook for the sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices