Weekly Market Monitor

Chart of the Week Notes: Source: Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As of September 17, 2025. Chart shows the Fed’s dot plot for 2025 from the June and September FOMC meetings, where each dot represents an FOMC member’s projection for the midpoint of the target range for the federal funds rate. The light blue dot refers to the median projection. For Illustrative Purposes Only. The economic and market forecasts presented herein are for informational purposes as of the date of this presentation. There can be no assurance that the forecasts will be achieved. Please see additional disclosures at the end of this presentation

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