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Nov 2023
25m 45s

Is US outperformance at a turning point?

GOLDMAN SACHS
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The US has had an exceptional decade. US economic growth and equities have outperformed, and the dollar’s global role remains unchallenged. But can this run continue? In this episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Rebecca Patterson, former chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates, Jean Boivin, head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, and Goldman ... Show More
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