Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

23 May 2025 | 3 minute read
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The Strategic Advisory Solutions Market Monitor features a thematic chart and highlights key economic events and data releases driving the past week’s market moves.

Chart of the Week: DM Discount

The strong year-to-date performance of developed markets outside of the US is not just a short-term trade, but representative of a building longer-term trend, in our view. Ex-US markets are more cyclical, less concentrated, and may offer better equity income potential. Moreover, they also trade at a 33% discount today relative to the US – a wide discount even when accounting for growth effects. However, with trade uncertainty and growth concerns still top of mind for many, our highest conviction remains in select companies over countries.

Chart of the Week

Source: Bloomberg, MSCI, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As of May 16, 2025.  Please see additional disclosures at the end.  Past performance does not predict future returns and does not guarantee future results, which may vary. For illustrative purposes only. Chart of the Week Notes: Chart shows the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE Index. “DM” refers to Developed Markets. “Ex-US” markets refers to developed markets outside of the US, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index.

Download the full document, which includes the chart of the week and a summary of market returns and economic activity over the week. On pages 2 and 3, we further recap equity sector, size and style returns, global index returns, as well as rates and spread movements and a monthly snapshot of global equity valuations.

Weekly Market Monitor
Our weekly Market Monitor features a thematic chart and highlights key economic events and data releases driving the past week’s market moves.
weekly market monitor
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