過去兩年多,通貨膨脹問題困擾著全世界的央行,但高盛(Goldman Sachs)首席經濟學家賈恩·哈奇烏斯認為,消費者的痛苦時期即將結束。鑒于哈奇烏斯最近在經濟預測方面的出色表現,他的觀點很有價值。
發達國家市場在疫情期間通脹大幅上漲。高盛的數據顯示,過去三個月,發達國家的合并年化核心通脹率下降到2.2%,而在11月只有1.3%。這接近央行2%的目標。哈奇烏斯認為,這代表了一件事:“全球通脹持續下降。”
哈奇烏斯周一在一篇名為《大通貨緊縮》(The Great Disinflation)的報告中表示,隨著價格上漲的趨勢緩解,多個發達國家的央行將在2024年進行“更早和更激進的”降息。
2022年夏,美國通脹率超過9%,達到四十年最高水平,11月,美國通脹率同比下降至只有3.1%。哈奇烏斯認為,明年上半年,可能是3月、5月和6月,美國將進行三次降息,降息幅度為25個基點,到年底還會額外進行兩次降息。他預測,2025年,美國還會有三次降息,使美聯儲的基金利率到2025年9月維持在3.25%至3.5%之間。
這個預測在某種程度上像是哈奇烏斯在慶祝勝利。今年年初,大多數經濟學家擔心美國即將陷入經濟衰退,但高盛首席經濟學家哈奇烏斯卻認為,美聯儲能夠控制通脹,且不會引發嚴重經濟衰退。他認為美國陷入經濟衰退的概率為15%至35%,這讓他成為華爾街最樂觀的預測者之一。
高盛認為,明年穩健的勞動力市場、通脹下降和降息,有助于刺激GDP增長和企業營收。哈奇烏斯在周一寫道,這將“特別有利于風險資產市場”。哈奇烏斯還負責高盛的全球投資研究部門。
經過殘酷的2022年之后,今年許多所謂的風險資產暴漲,標普500指數上漲了超過23%,而以科技股為主的納斯達克上漲了43%。在加密貨幣市場,隨著投資者的風險承受能力增強,該市場也開始復蘇。比特幣價格暴漲152%,重回近42,000美元,以太幣價格上漲了超過80%,突破了2,100美元。
高盛首席美國股票投資策略師大衛·科斯汀周五甚至將標普500指數的價格目標從4,700點上調到5,100點,他認為“通脹下降”、“美聯儲的鴿派政策”和更“穩健的”經濟前景等因素,將支持明年的股市。這個新目標點位意味著2024年,該藍籌指數將上漲約8%。科斯汀在客戶報告中提到了哈奇烏斯最近的預測修訂。他解釋稱:“我們對股市更樂觀的觀點,也符合我們的同事們對美國GDP增長的最新預測。”
哈奇烏斯預測,2024年GDP增長率為2%,失業率只有3.6%。然而,這位首席經濟學家還表示,他對美國GDP增長和失業情況更樂觀的預測,可能是一把雙刃劍。雖然經濟過于強勁有利于經濟和股市,但可能讓美聯儲官員擔心通脹死灰復燃,迫使他們更長時間維持高利率。
哈奇烏斯警告,強勁的經濟“可能支持更慢降息”。他解釋稱“即使通脹接近美聯儲的目標,如果實際情況好于這個高于共識的預測,美聯儲依舊可能會暫停降息。”
在最近強勁的GDP、通脹和零售銷售報告發布之后,華爾街變得日益樂觀。摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)在過去一年一直是最悲觀的投行之一。11月,該銀行將標普500指數的價格目標從4,200點上調至4,500點。基礎設施資本管理公司(Infrastructure Capital Management)創始人兼CEO杰伊·哈特菲爾德是華爾街最樂觀的投資者之一。他上周將標普500指數的價格目標從5,100點上調至5,500點,這意味著雖然該藍籌股指數今年已經上漲了超過20%,但在2024年有可能還會上漲15%。
與哈奇烏斯一樣,哈特菲爾德也認為“2024年將是全球降息的一年”,這對投資者而言絕對是好消息。(財富中文網)
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
過去兩年多,通貨膨脹問題困擾著全世界的央行,但高盛(Goldman Sachs)首席經濟學家賈恩·哈奇烏斯認為,消費者的痛苦時期即將結束。鑒于哈奇烏斯最近在經濟預測方面的出色表現,他的觀點很有價值。
發達國家市場在疫情期間通脹大幅上漲。高盛的數據顯示,過去三個月,發達國家的合并年化核心通脹率下降到2.2%,而在11月只有1.3%。這接近央行2%的目標。哈奇烏斯認為,這代表了一件事:“全球通脹持續下降。”
哈奇烏斯周一在一篇名為《大通貨緊縮》(The Great Disinflation)的報告中表示,隨著價格上漲的趨勢緩解,多個發達國家的央行將在2024年進行“更早和更激進的”降息。
2022年夏,美國通脹率超過9%,達到四十年最高水平,11月,美國通脹率同比下降至只有3.1%。哈奇烏斯認為,明年上半年,可能是3月、5月和6月,美國將進行三次降息,降息幅度為25個基點,到年底還會額外進行兩次降息。他預測,2025年,美國還會有三次降息,使美聯儲的基金利率到2025年9月維持在3.25%至3.5%之間。
這個預測在某種程度上像是哈奇烏斯在慶祝勝利。今年年初,大多數經濟學家擔心美國即將陷入經濟衰退,但高盛首席經濟學家哈奇烏斯卻認為,美聯儲能夠控制通脹,且不會引發嚴重經濟衰退。他認為美國陷入經濟衰退的概率為15%至35%,這讓他成為華爾街最樂觀的預測者之一。
高盛認為,明年穩健的勞動力市場、通脹下降和降息,有助于刺激GDP增長和企業營收。哈奇烏斯在周一寫道,這將“特別有利于風險資產市場”。哈奇烏斯還負責高盛的全球投資研究部門。
經過殘酷的2022年之后,今年許多所謂的風險資產暴漲,標普500指數上漲了超過23%,而以科技股為主的納斯達克上漲了43%。在加密貨幣市場,隨著投資者的風險承受能力增強,該市場也開始復蘇。比特幣價格暴漲152%,重回近42,000美元,以太幣價格上漲了超過80%,突破了2,100美元。
高盛首席美國股票投資策略師大衛·科斯汀周五甚至將標普500指數的價格目標從4,700點上調到5,100點,他認為“通脹下降”、“美聯儲的鴿派政策”和更“穩健的”經濟前景等因素,將支持明年的股市。這個新目標點位意味著2024年,該藍籌指數將上漲約8%。科斯汀在客戶報告中提到了哈奇烏斯最近的預測修訂。他解釋稱:“我們對股市更樂觀的觀點,也符合我們的同事們對美國GDP增長的最新預測。”
哈奇烏斯預測,2024年GDP增長率為2%,失業率只有3.6%。然而,這位首席經濟學家還表示,他對美國GDP增長和失業情況更樂觀的預測,可能是一把雙刃劍。雖然經濟過于強勁有利于經濟和股市,但可能讓美聯儲官員擔心通脹死灰復燃,迫使他們更長時間維持高利率。
哈奇烏斯警告,強勁的經濟“可能支持更慢降息”。他解釋稱“即使通脹接近美聯儲的目標,如果實際情況好于這個高于共識的預測,美聯儲依舊可能會暫停降息。”
在最近強勁的GDP、通脹和零售銷售報告發布之后,華爾街變得日益樂觀。摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)在過去一年一直是最悲觀的投行之一。11月,該銀行將標普500指數的價格目標從4,200點上調至4,500點。基礎設施資本管理公司(Infrastructure Capital Management)創始人兼CEO杰伊·哈特菲爾德是華爾街最樂觀的投資者之一。他上周將標普500指數的價格目標從5,100點上調至5,500點,這意味著雖然該藍籌股指數今年已經上漲了超過20%,但在2024年有可能還會上漲15%。
與哈奇烏斯一樣,哈特菲爾德也認為“2024年將是全球降息的一年”,這對投資者而言絕對是好消息。(財富中文網)
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Inflation has been a thorn in the side of central banks worldwide for over two years, but Goldman Sachs’ chief economist Jan Hatzius believes the era of pain for consumers is coming to an end. And Hatzius is someone worth listening to, given his recent track record on the economy.
The combined core inflation rate of the developed markets that faced an inflationary surge during the pandemic fell to an annualized pace of just 2.2% over the past three months, and only 1.3% in November, according to Goldman Sachs data. That’s right around central banks’ 2% target. It means one thing to Hatzius: “Global inflation continues to plummet.”
Hatzius wrote Monday in a note titled “The Great Disinflation” that multiple major central banks in developed markets will make “earlier and more aggressive” interest rate cuts in 2024 as price increases fade.
In the U.S., where year-over-year inflation dropped to just 3.1% in November after hitting a four-decade high above 9% in the summer of 2022, Hatzius sees three back-to-back 25 basis point interest rate cuts in the first half of next year—probably in March, May, and June—plus two additional cuts by year-end. Then, in 2025, he expects three more rate cuts, leaving the Fed funds rate between 3.25% and 3.5% by September of that year.
The forecast is somewhat of a victory lap for Hatzius. While most economists feared a recession was imminent at the beginning of the year, Goldman’s chief economist argued the Fed would be able to tame inflation without sparking a serious economic downturn. His outlook has ranged from 35% odds of a U.S. recession to just 15%, making him one of the most bullish forecasters on the Street.
A robust labor market, lower inflation, and sinking interest rates will help boost GDP growth and corporate earnings next year, in Goldman Sachs’ view. This will be “exceptionally friendly for risk asset markets,” Hatzius, who also heads Goldman’s global investment research division, wrote Monday.
Many so-called risk assets have soared this year after a brutal 2022, with the S&P 500 rising over 23% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumping 43%. Cryptocurrencies have also seen a resurgence this year as investors’ appetite for risk has increased. Bitcoin has surged 152% back to nearly $42,000, while Ether is up more than 80% to over $2,100.
David Kostin, Goldman’s chief U.S. equity strategist, even raised his price target for the S&P 500 from 4,700 to 5,100 Friday, citing “lower inflation,” “dovish Fed policy,” and a more “robust” economic outlook that will support stocks next year. The new target represents a roughly 8% upside for the blue-chip index in 2024. “Our stronger view of the equity market also dovetails with our colleagues’ upgrades to the U.S. GDP growth,” Kostin explained in a note to clients, referencing Hatzius’s recent forecast revision.
Hatzius expects 2% GDP growth in 2024 and an unemployment rate of just 3.6%. However, the chief economist also noted that his more optimistic outlook for U.S. GDP growth and unemployment could be a double-edged sword. While beneficial for the economy and stocks, too much economic strength could lead Fed officials to fear a resurgence of inflation, forcing them to keep interest rates higher for longer.
It “argues for slower cuts,” Hatzius warned, explaining that “any further upside surprises relative to this above-consensus forecast might persuade the committee to pause even with inflation near the target.”
Still, after recent strong GDP, inflation, and retail sales reports, Wall Street is becoming increasingly optimistic. Morgan Stanley, which has been one of the most bearish investment banks all year, raised its S&P 500 price target to 4,500 from 4,200 in November. And Infrastructure Capital Management founder and CEO Jay Hatfield, one of the Street’s biggest bulls, raised his S&P 500 price target from 5,100 to 5,500 last week, representing a potential 15% gain for the blue-chip index in 2024, even after this year’s more than 20% jump.
Hatfield, like Hatzius, believes “2024 will be the year of global rate cuts”—and that’s nothing but good news for investors.