Goldman Sachs Exchanges

Concerns about the fiscal trajectory of the US are nothing new. But is this time different? And what could a fiscal crisis look like? Economist Kenneth Rogoff and historian Niall Ferguson discuss with Allison Nathan. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report. This episode was recorded on May 30, June 5, and June 17, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

What are the keys to Steve Cohen’s incredible success as a trader and hedge fund manager – and how is he bringing those lessons to the baseball diamond? Steve Cohen, the founder, CEO and president of Point72, and the majority owner of the New York Mets, discusses with Tony Pasquariello in this conversation recorded live at the Goldman Sachs Apex Symposium. This episode was recorded on June 4th, 2025.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

Germany’s new government is pursuing a broad range of measures to bolster economic growth. At the same time, US tariffs could have a significant impact on the export-heavy German economy. How are Germany’s business leaders navigating this volatile environment? Wolfgang Fink, CEO of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE & Head of Goldman Sachs in Germany and Austria, discusses with Allison Nathan. This episode was recorded on June 3, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

In a difficult environment for corporate decision makers, how is Goldman Sachs advising clients and managing risk? John Waldron, President and Chief Operating Officer, sits down with Allison Nathan to discuss. This episode was recorded on June 2, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025

A US trade court ruling has put the legal fate of President Trump’s tariffs in limbo. But will this actually change the course of US trade policy – and what could it mean for the economy and for investors? Alec Phillips, chief US political economist with Goldman Sachs Research, discusses with Allison Nathan. This episode was recorded on May 29, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

AI, the energy transition, and geopolitical tensions are reshaping the global economy and markets — they are also transforming the landscape of infrastructure investing. Tavis Cannell, global head and co-CIO of infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, looks at the megatrends driving opportunities and the outlook for the sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Rob Citrone, founder of Discovery Capital Management, discusses his investment framework, high-conviction views, and the importance of short positions in risk management, with Goldman Sachs’ Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage in Global Banking & Markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida and the Hoover Institution’s John Cochrane discuss whether the Fed’s independence is in jeopardy. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report. This episode was recorded on April 30, May 6, and May 19, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

US stocks have rebounded since the sweeping tariffs announced on "Liberation Day,” but what does this mean for investors? In Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Goldman Sachs’ David Kostin, chief US equity strategist, and Padi Raphael, global co-head of the Third Party Wealth Management in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, discuss the path forward for US stocks and investors. This episode was recorded on May 9, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Katie Koch, CEO of TCW Group, shares her insights on leading the asset manager, fostering a strong culture, and steering the firm through a period of rapid transformation in the fixed income market. This episode was recorded on April 22, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

US tech giants are navigating the rapid evolution of AI by continuing to ramp up capital expenditures, despite the uncertainty of tariff policies, says Eric Sheridan, co-business unit leader of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Group at Goldman Sachs Research, on Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Sheridan, joins Allison Nathan, senior strategist at Goldman Sachs Research, and George Lee, co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, to discuss the implications for investors. This podcast was recorded on May 2, 2025. Disclosures applicable to research with respect to issuers, if any, mentioned herein are available through your Goldman Sachs representative or at http://www.gs.com/research/hedge.html. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

As the US economy faces a stagflationary shock, how will the Fed navigate this tricky environment? Rob Kaplan, the Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs and the former president of the Dallas Fed, shares his perspective on how monetary policymakers will navigate slower growth and stickier prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The cybersecurity sector has emerged as one of the bright spots in the deal-making environment. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Marco Poletti, Global Head of Security Software in Goldman Sachs’ investment banking business, explains the drivers behind activity and the innovation in the sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

As one of the largest investors in the world, insurers can have an outsized impact on markets and investment flows. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Goldman Sachs’ Mike Siegel and Matt Armas, who share findings from their 14th annual Global Insurance Survey, discuss how insurers are adapting to economic challenges and opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

The Trump administration’s tariff moves are turning US trade policy on its head — and fueling concerns about the US economic outlook. So will tariffs send the US into a recession? And, if so, what might that recession look like? Economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Goldman Sachs Research’s Jan Hatzius, and American Compass’ Oren Cass speak with Goldman Sachs Research’s Allison Nathan about the implications of the radical shifts in tariff policies for the US economy. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

On the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Jeffrey Perlman, CEO of Warburg Pincus, shares insights on navigating a challenging private equity landscape, the firm's strategic focus on diversification, and where he sees the next big investment opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

How will rising uncertainty about the global economy and markets affect the outlook for private credit? Goldman Sachs’ James Reynolds, global co-head of private credit in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Lotfi Karoui, chief credit strategist and head of credit, mortgages and structured products research in Goldman Sachs Research, discuss the risks and opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Jan Hatzius, head of Goldman Sachs Research and the firm's chief economist, and Dominic Wilson, senior advisor in the Global Markets Research Group, discuss the impact of rapidly shifting tariff policies on the global economy and markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Recession fears are rising, so how can investors hedge their portfolios? Goldman Sachs Research’s Daan Struyven, Co-Head of Global Commodities Research and Head of Oil Research, joins Senior Strategist Allison Nathan to explore the strategic use of gold and oil as recession hedges. This episode was recorded on April 8, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Alison Mass, chairman of investment banking in Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, sits down with David Gross, co-managing partner of Bain Capital, to explore the evolving global landscape of private equity and alternative investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

How will corporations use AI – and what will the technology’s adoption ultimately mean for corporate strategy? Marco Argenti, Goldman Sachs’ chief information officer, discusses with George Lee and Allison Nathan in the second episode of this special podcast series. This episode was recorded on March 6, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, Don Mullen, founder and CEO of Pretium, a real estate-focused investment firm with about $57 billion in assets under management, shares his views on the housing market, leading a firm, and his predictions about the future of real estate as an asset class.   This episode was recorded on February 19, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2025

In recent weeks, the extra yield that investors demand for investing in corporate bonds has risen substantially. Is this a sign that credit investors are becoming concerned about the economic outlook? Where are the opportunities in global credit markets now? Lotfi Karoui, Chief Credit Strategist and Head of Credit, Mortgages and Structured Products Research, discusses with Allison Nathan. This episode was recorded on March 14, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Goldman Sachs Research’s David Mericle, chief US economist, discusses the implications of tariff policies on inflation, growth, and monetary policy. This episode was recorded on March 10, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Trump has announced several tariffs since his inauguration, and there are signs that bigger and broader tariffs could still be ahead. Is this mostly talk, or does Trump really intend to usher in a new era for international trade? Jeff Gerrish, who served as Deputy US Trade Representative for Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Industrial Competitiveness during Trump’s first term, discusses with Allison Nathan. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report. This episode was recorded on February 20 and March 3, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

Capstone’s founder and CEO Paul Britton discusses evolution of the derivatives market, how he thinks about managing people and risk, and why the VIX is relatively low against a tumultuous economic backdrop. For more insights from great investors, listen to previous episodes from our Great Investors series.  This episode was recorded on February 20, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

How are the latest government policies affecting the global economy and markets? Goldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius, head of Goldman Sachs Research and the firm's chief economist, and Dominic Wilson, senior advisor in the Global Markets Research Group, discuss how tariffs, inflation, and higher yields are shaping the outlook for 2025.   This episode was recorded on February 13, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

Does the recent tariff rhetoric suggest that we're entering a global trade war? Goldman Sachs Research’s Alec Phillips, Joseph Briggs, and Kamakshya Trivedi explain the implications of the recent tariff policies—both announced and expected—for global economies and markets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2025

The introduction of low-cost AI models is raising questions about AI infrastructure and the high spending on AI by the world’s largest technology companies. In this inaugural episode of a special podcast series, AI Exchanges, Co-Hosts Allison Nathan and George Lee discuss the issues surrounding the costs of AI development and implementation, and the impact on deal-making, with Kim Posnett, global co-head of Investment Banking in Goldman Sachs’ Global Banking & Markets business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon shares his views on why he sees a “more constructive” business environment and a pickup in capital markets activity in 2025. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Solomon explains how businesses are harnessing AI for their own businesses, and how Goldman Sachs is thinking about its strategic priorities, including the growth of private credit. Date of recording: January 27, 2025

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Global bond yields have been exceptionally volatile in recent weeks. Goldman Sachs’ Jonathan Fine and George Cole explain the drivers behind that volatility and the implications for the economy and investors on Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Date of recording: January 17, 2025

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025

Goldman Sachs’ Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, head of the Investment Strategy Group (ISG) and chief investment officer of Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, shares ISG’s 2025 outlook, Keep on Truckin’, and why the team’s long-held investment recommendations—US preeminence and staying invested—remain intact.

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2025

2024 was a great year for many US investors, but will the same strategies that worked so well keep working in 2025? 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, share their asset allocation outlooks for the year ahead.

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

Financial services firms are facing one of the most constructive backdrops in years, helped by a steepening yield curve, an expected recovery in the capital markets, and a potential easing of regulations under a second Trump administration, say Goldman Sachs Research’s Richard Ramsden, business unit leader of the financials group, and Alex Blostein, who covers the asset management industry, on Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Date of recording: December 16, 2024

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

The pace of mergers and acquisitions around the world gained momentum this year, and there are signs that deal-making will accelerate in 2025, say Stephan Feldgoise and Mark Sorrell, the co-heads of the global mergers and acquisitions business in Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, on Goldman Sachs Exchanges.   Date of recording: December 11, 2024

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

Goldman Sachs Research’s Hui Shan, chief China economist, and Peking University Guanghua School of Management’s Michael Pettis discuss just how effective China’s domestic policy stimulus will be in addressing the country’s internal and external economic challenges. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report, “Will China’s policy stimulus be enough?”

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

With record-breaking attendance at games and viewership of televised games, the groundswell of enthusiasm for women’s sports has created a cultural movement. How should investors think about the opportunity in women’s sports, and how might the growth trajectory of the professional women’s leagues compare to the equivalent men’s leagues? In the final episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the business forces driving growth in women’s sports with Stacy Sonnenberg, Head of Global Sports Finance. Nicole is also joined by Willow Bay, Dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism and the new controlling owner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Angel City FC. Bay shares her perspective on leading the most highly valued franchise in the league during this watershed moment for women’s sports. Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024

Goldman Sachs Research’s Chief US Economist David Mericle shares what investors are expecting under the second Trump administration and how those policy assumptions are reflected in market pricing.

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

In the third episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the physical fan experience with Greg Carey, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Stacy Sonnenberg, Head of Global Sports Finance. They discuss what’s driving interest in the new sports-entertainment complexes, the creative ways of financing these infrastructure projects, and what it all means for teams and their fans. Nicole is also joined by Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment and President of Business Operations for the LA Clippers, to discuss how the team intends to make its new home — the Intuit Dome — a “basketball mecca.” Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2024

The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 account for an outsized share of the index’s market cap and of its stellar 2024 performance. Goldman Sachs Research’s David Kostin, chief US equity strategist, and Owen Lamont, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management LLC, discuss whether investor concerns over today’s high US equity market concentration are warranted. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report, Market Concentration: How Big a Worry?

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

The rise of AI could have profound implications for geopolitics given the decisions about where AI infrastructure is going to get built. Jared Cohen, president of global affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, discusses the data center diplomacy that is shaping geopolitics.

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2024

Sports is one of the few forms of premium live content available today, but how fans consume these games or matches is being significantly disrupted. In the second episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the new sports media landscape with Dave Dase, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Gene Sykes, Co-Chair of Mergers and Acquisitions and Co-Chair of Global Technology, Media and Telecom. They discuss what makes sports content so valuable, the tension between the legacy broadcasters and tech platforms, the shift to direct-to-consumer product offerings, and how this disruption will influence the game itself. Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2024

As the global economy comes off of another year of relatively strong growth in 2024, new and important variables are now in the mix with the election of Donald Trump and the Republican sweep of Congress. So can this solid performance continue amid the policy shifts ahead, and what might be the implications for markets? In this episode, Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs’ chief economist and head of Goldman Sachs Research, and Dominic Wilson, senior advisor in global markets research, discuss the economic and market outlook for the year ahead.

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2024

The sports ecosystem has exploded as an area of investment, with professional leagues loosening rules on private equity ownership, the value of media rights deals skyrocketing, and the many sports-adjacent businesses taking on new dimensions. In the first episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross speaks to Apollo Co-Founder Josh Harris about what it means to own and run professional sports teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, and English Premier League. She’ll also discuss the scale of the investment opportunity in sports with Dave Dase, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Elis Jones, Head of Sports Investment Banking for EMEA. Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

Former Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan, current vice chairman at Goldman Sachs, discusses the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle, the interplay between monetary and fiscal policy, and his views on what the Trump administration could mean for Fed policy.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2024

The markets reacted forcefully to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, with US stocks, bond yields, and the dollar rising sharply in response. Goldman Sachs Research’s Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset allocation research, and Brian Garrett, head of Equity Execution on the Cross Asset Sales desk in Global Banking & Markets at Goldman Sachs, discuss the sustainability of these moves and the medium- and longer-term market implications of the election outcome.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2024

Clearlake Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner José E. Feliciano discusses the firm’s flexible approach to investing in the private markets, artificial intelligence, and sports teams. For more insights from great investors, listen to previous episodes from our Great Investors series.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

How could the proposed policy agendas between the two US presidential candidates shape markets and economies? Top economists from the Democratic and Republican parties discuss a range of economic policies, painting starkly different policy approaches in some key areas but similarities in others. In the latest episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Kevin Hassett, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Trump, and Jared Bernstein, the current Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, speak with host Allison Nathan. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report, Post-election economic policies.

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

Chelsea Stoner, general partner of Battery Ventures, has long been focused on the ways in which software is transforming a variety of industries. In a discussion with Goldman Sachs’ Michael Brandmeyer, Stoner discusses her path to Silicon Valley, Battery's longevity as a tech-focused investment firm, and her unique outlook on the venture capital and private equity landscape.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2024

The S&P 500 has staged a remarkable rally since the start of the year. How much more upside should investors expect — and what could drive those gains? Goldman Sachs Research’s David Kostin and Ryan Hammond from the US portfolio strategy team explain the drivers and risks to their year-end and 12-month targets for US equities.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2024