Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

May 1, 2026 | 3 minute read
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Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

May 1, 2026 | 3 minute read
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Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

May 1, 2026 | 3 minute read
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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: An Emerging AI Play

Over the past few years, EM equities have emerged as one of the key beneficiaries of AI infrastructure investment, with EMs accounting for two-thirds of global semiconductor production. Demand for AI hardware has continued to surge, with South Korean exports alone rising from $20 billion in December 2025 to $30 billion in March 2026. With AI capex expected to reach nearly $1.7 trillion annually by 2031, we believe that the AI buildout will drive further EM equity upside, as it has in the Q1 earnings season where South Korea and Taiwan have contributed to 90+% of index EPS growth.

Chart of the Week

Source: Macrobond and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As of March 31, 2026. Chart shows the average of the 3-month rolling sum of semiconductor exports from China, South Korea, and Taiwan on the left-hand side and the performance of the MSCI EM index versus the MSCI World Index on the right-hand side. Both series are indexed to 100 on January 31, 2024. “EM” refers to emerging market. “AI” refers to artificial intelligence. 'We' refers to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Past performance does not guarantee future results, which may vary. For Illustrative Purposes Only.

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
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