Brokerages lift S&P 500 target on hopes of Fed rate cut
Updates with UBS Global Research currency forecasts and Global, U.S., China GDP forecasts, Goldman Sachs forecasts for U.S Core PCE, U.S., Euro Area GDP and BofA's Euro Area GDP forecast; adds background in paragraph 2
Sept 6 (Reuters) -Brokerages have raised their year-end targets for U.S. stocks benchmark S&P 500 .SPX amid rising expectations for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates at the Sept. 17-18 meeting.
Most analysts expect the Fed to stick to a quarter-point rate cut at the September meeting, though are keenly awaiting the U.S. Department of Labor's August employment report for any signs of further job market softening that could trigger a bigger response from the central bank.
Following are forecasts from some major banks on economic growth, inflation, and how they expect certain asset classes to perform:
Forecasts for stocks, currencies and bonds:
S&P 500 target | US 10-year yield target | EUR/USD | USD/JPY | USD/CNY | |
Goldman Sachs | 5,600 | 4.25% | 1.08 | 150 | 7.20 |
Morgan Stanley | 5,400(for June 2025) | 1 | 140 | 7.5 | |
UBS Global Wealth Management* | 5,200 | 3.85% | 1.09 | 148 | 7.25 |
Wells Fargo Investment Institute | 5,300-5,500 | 3.75%-4.25% | 1.06-1.10 | 156-160 | |
Barclays | 5,600 | 4.25% | 1.09 | 145 | 7.20 |
J.P. Morgan | 4,200 | 3.75% | 1.13 | 146 | 7.25 |
BofA Global Research | 5,400 | 3.75% | 1.12 | 155 | 7.38 |
Deutsche Bank | 5,500 | 4.60% | 1.07 | 135 | |
Citigroup | 5,600 | 4.20% | 1.02 | 135 | 7.25 |
HSBC | 5,400 | 3.00% | 1.05 | 145 | 7.10 |
Oppenheimer | 5,900 | ||||
UBS Global Research* | 5,600 | 4.0% | 1.12 | 145 | 7.10 |
Evercore ISI | 6,000 | ||||
RBC | 5,700 |
* UBS Global Research and UBS Global Wealth Management are distinct, independent divisions in UBS Group
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U.S. INFLATION
U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in July and the annual increase in inflation slowed to below 3% for the first time in nearly 3-1/2 years.
U.S. inflation (annual Y/Y for 2024) | ||
Headline CPI | Core PCE | |
Goldman Sachs | 2.8% | 2.6% |
Morgan Stanley | 2.10% | 2.70% |
Wells Fargo Investment Institute | 3.0% | 2.60% |
Barclays | 2.9% | 2.6% |
J.P.Morgan | 2.50% | 2.50% |
BofA Global Research | 3.5% | 2.8% |
Deutsche Bank | 3.10% | |
Citigroup | 2.0% | 3.0% |
HSBC | 3.4% | |
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Real GDP growth forecasts for 2024 | ||||||
GLOBAL | U.S. | CHINA | EURO AREA | UK | INDIA | |
Goldman Sachs | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6.9% |
Morgan Stanley | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 0.5% | -0.1% | 6.4% |
UBS Global Wealth Management* | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 7.0% |
Barclays | 2.6% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
J.P.Morgan | 2.6% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6.5% |
BofA Global Research | 3.2% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 7.6% |
Deutsche Bank | 3.2% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 7.0% |
Citigroup | 2.4% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 7.3% |
HSBC | 2.6% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 6.3% |
UBS Global Research* | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7.0% |
(Compiled by the Broker Research team in Bengaluru; Edited by Janane Venkatraman, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Arun Koyyur, Sriraj Kalluvila and Vijay Kishore)
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