Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

December 19, 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: US Fiscal Impulse

As we look forward to 2026, we believe the overall fiscal picture will help boost the US economy, offsetting potential drags from tariffs and net spending cuts. Specifically, our GIR economists project that the investment incentives and tax cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including full expensing for R&D and capital expenditures, will drive above-consensus US real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2026. In our view, this positive outlook should support markets and may offer investors attractive opportunities across asset classes.

Chart of the Week

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. As of December 12, 2025. Chart shows the effect of different fiscal impulses on US real GDP on a quarter-over-quarter basis. For illustrative purposes only. 'We' refers to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Please see additional disclosures at the end of this presentation.

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.
weekly market monitor
Start the Conversation
Contact Goldman Sachs Asset Management for a detailed discussion of your needs.
card-poster