Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

5 December 2025 | 3 minute read
Stay connected with our Weekly Market Monitor, featuring a thematic chart, key market developments, and valuable investment insights across asset classes each week.

Chart of the Week: The Bitcoin Bet

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, surged above $120k in October before falling roughly 30% to ~$90k today. Beneath the surface, Bitcoin’s 2025 performance tells an interesting story—behaving less like a digital commodity or inflation hedge and more like a non-profitable technology stock. In our view, for those considering an allocation to Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, while they may offer the potential for strong return, the recent equity‑like and speculative behavior underscores the need for disciplined risk management and adequate sizing within portfolios. 

Chart of the Week

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As of November 28, 2025. Chart shows 2025 year-to-date weekly return correlations for Bitcoin versus a variety of financial assets, economic indicators, indices, and baskets. “YTD” refers to year-to-date. US Dollar is reflective of the nominal trade-weighted USD index. “Today” refers to December 5, 2025. Past performance does not predict future returns and does not guarantee future results, which may vary. For illustrative purposes only. 'Our' refers to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Past correlations are not indicative of future correlations, which may vary.

Download the full document, which includes the chart of the week and insights on market developments. On pages 3 and 4, 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
The Market Monitor features a thematic chart and highlights key economic events and data releases driving the past week’s market moves.
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