Express News | Nasdaq 100 Futures Rise Over 1% as Major Indices Gain
In 2024, Goldman Sachs traders summarized 18 memorable points.
According to Pasquariello, the head of Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund Business, in 2024, the stock prices of the seven major Technology giants in the U.S. surged by 48%, creating an additional Market Cap of 6 trillion dollars. Although large Technology stocks continue to act as the "locomotive" of the market, this year's market has also demonstrated good breadth. It is believed that the main driving force of the market will shift towards profit growth in the next phase.
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Top ten macro events globally in 2024: The US and Japan central banks both pivot, China's Assets explode, and epic surge of Gold and Bitcoin.
This year, major global central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have all entered a path of easing, while the Bank of Japan announced the end of the negative interest rate era. The narrowing of the interest rate differential between Japan and the USA briefly spurred a reversal in yen carry trades. Chinese assets have strongly rebounded under the boost of policy 'combinations'. The US elections have driven the 'Trump trade' to become popular, with Bitcoin and Gold, the two major assets, dominating in chaotic times.
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450 billion Outflow vs. 1700 billion Inflow, USA active funds suffered greatly, while ETF is the big winner.
Analysts indicate that in recent years, traditional stock-picking Funds have struggled to justify their relatively high fees, as their performance lags behind the Wall Street Index driven by large Technology stocks. As older investors, who typically prefer active strategies, exit the market, younger savers are shifting towards cheaper passive strategies, accelerating the outflow of funds from active strategies.