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美国疫情反弹,高盛下调四季度及此后GDP预期

美国疫情反弹,高盛下调四季度及此后GDP预期

LEE CLIFFORD 2020-11-25
高盛集团将今年第四季度的GDP年化增长率从此前的4.5%下调至3.5%。

高盛集团在感恩节的前几天做出了一些严峻的预测。

该行下调了今年第四季度和明年第一季度GDP增长预期,主要原因是“新冠疫情迅速且广泛地反弹”。高盛集团将今年第四季度的GDP年化增长率从此前的+4.5%下调至+3.5%,并将明年第一季度的GDP年化增长率从此前的+3.5%下调至+1.0%。

尽管美国疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)已经发布了指导意见,敦促人们在感恩节期间避免出行,以防感染新冠病毒,但令人担忧的是,很多美国民众仍无视警告,选择与家人和朋友一起过节。这意味着,新冠病例极有可能在当前已经高得惊人的水平上继续上升,从而导致政府最终恢复限制经济活动的规定。

但由此遭受的打击可能因地域而异。“我们预计东北部遭受的打击最大,该地区气温较低,这也意味着病毒防治难度更大,而且当地的政策制定者已经暗示更愿意实施限制,而南部遭受的打击最小。我们预计消费者服务支出将在11月至1月期间连续下降,第一季度实际消费年化增长率预计为-1.0%,”分析师们写道。

与此同时,现在看来,美国刺激方案的前景似乎取决于悬而未决的佐治亚州两个参议院席位角逐。若当选美国副总统的卡玛拉·哈里斯行使决定性投票权,帮助民主党赢得这两个席位并因此夺得参议院控制权,大多数经济学家认为民主党人会推出大规模刺激方案,包括新一轮每人1,200美元抗疫支票发放。但如果共和党人继续控制参议院,他们长期以来倾向于推出“精简版”方案,不太可能包括个人支票发放。

高盛分析师早前曾警告称,若不能“在第一季度结束前达成财政协议,或实施广泛且更严格的病毒限制措施,可能导致第一季度经济全面陷入萎缩。”

不过高盛也并非完全悲观。分析师们预测“冬季阻力更大意味着大规模疫苗接种后经济增长进一步加速,因此我们将明年第二季度和第三季度的增长预期分别上调至+9.5%和+7.0%(此前分别为+7.0%和+6.0%)。

这可能是该行仍然对股市保持乐观的原因之一。正如我的同事伯恩哈德·华纳今早在其Bull Sheet简讯中写道:“高盛预测,标普500指数今年将收于3,700点,较上周五收盘价上涨约4%。到2021年,标普500指数将再上涨16%,涨至4,300点。”(财富中文网)

译者:郝秀

审校:汪皓

高盛集团在感恩节的前几天做出了一些严峻的预测。

该行下调了今年第四季度和明年第一季度GDP增长预期,主要原因是“新冠疫情迅速且广泛地反弹”。高盛集团将今年第四季度的GDP年化增长率从此前的+4.5%下调至+3.5%,并将明年第一季度的GDP年化增长率从此前的+3.5%下调至+1.0%。

尽管美国疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)已经发布了指导意见,敦促人们在感恩节期间避免出行,以防感染新冠病毒,但令人担忧的是,很多美国民众仍无视警告,选择与家人和朋友一起过节。这意味着,新冠病例极有可能在当前已经高得惊人的水平上继续上升,从而导致政府最终恢复限制经济活动的规定。

但由此遭受的打击可能因地域而异。“我们预计东北部遭受的打击最大,该地区气温较低,这也意味着病毒防治难度更大,而且当地的政策制定者已经暗示更愿意实施限制,而南部遭受的打击最小。我们预计消费者服务支出将在11月至1月期间连续下降,第一季度实际消费年化增长率预计为-1.0%,”分析师们写道。

与此同时,现在看来,美国刺激方案的前景似乎取决于悬而未决的佐治亚州两个参议院席位角逐。若当选美国副总统的卡玛拉·哈里斯行使决定性投票权,帮助民主党赢得这两个席位并因此夺得参议院控制权,大多数经济学家认为民主党人会推出大规模刺激方案,包括新一轮每人1,200美元抗疫支票发放。但如果共和党人继续控制参议院,他们长期以来倾向于推出“精简版”方案,不太可能包括个人支票发放。

高盛分析师早前曾警告称,若不能“在第一季度结束前达成财政协议,或实施广泛且更严格的病毒限制措施,可能导致第一季度经济全面陷入萎缩。”

不过高盛也并非完全悲观。分析师们预测“冬季阻力更大意味着大规模疫苗接种后经济增长进一步加速,因此我们将明年第二季度和第三季度的增长预期分别上调至+9.5%和+7.0%(此前分别为+7.0%和+6.0%)。

这可能是该行仍然对股市保持乐观的原因之一。正如我的同事伯恩哈德·华纳今早在其Bull Sheet简讯中写道:“高盛预测,标普500指数今年将收于3,700点,较上周五收盘价上涨约4%。到2021年,标普500指数将再上涨16%,涨至4,300点。”(财富中文网)

译者:郝秀

审校:汪皓

Goldman Sachs is serving up some harsh projections just days before Thanksgiving.

The bank cited "the rapid and broad-based resurgence of the coronavirus" as the main reason it was downgrading Q4 and Q1 GDP forecasts. Goldman now expects +3.5% and +1.0% annualized growth in Q4 and Q1 (+4.5% and +3.5% previously).

Indeed, the worry is that as too many travelers in the U.S. ignore Thanksgiving COVID recommendations from the CDC and keep plans to mix and mingle with extended family, we'll see cases continue to rise from their already staggeringly high levels. Then that will lead governments to reinstate regulations that curtail economic activity.

The resulting crackdowns may vary geographically, however. "We expect the largest hit in the Northeast, where lower temperatures will likely mean a larger virus headwind and where policymakers have indicated more willingness to impose restrictions, and the smallest hit in the South. We expect sequential declines in consumer services spending over November through January, and now see -1.0% annualized real consumption growth in Q1," the analysts wrote.

Meanwhile, the outcome of any stimulus deal now seems to hang on the two Senate races that are heading to a runoff in Georgia. Should the Democrats capture both seats, and thus control the chamber thanks to the tie-breaking vote of Vice-President elect Kamala Harris, most economists see a big package, including another round of $1,200 direct payments. But if Republicans retain control they have long been partial to a much "skinnier" package which is not likely to include checks for individuals.

Goldman's analysts had earlier cautioned that failure to reach a "fiscal agreement by the end of Q1 or widespread and more stringent virus restrictions could lead to outright contraction in Q1."

But it's not all bad news. Goldman analysts also predict that the "larger drag in the winter should imply an even larger reacceleration on the back of mass immunization. We have thus increased our Q2 and Q3 growth forecasts to +9.5% and +7.0%, respectively (vs. +7.0% and +6.0% previously)."

That may be one reason the bank remains quite bullish when it comes to the stock market. As my colleague Bernhard Warner wrote this morning in his Bull Sheet newsletter, "Goldman calculates the S&P 500 will close this year at 3,700, up roughly 4% from the Friday close. As for 2021, it will rise a further 16% to top 4,300."

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