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Type: Financial newsletter / market commentary
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This document is a 'Sunday Night Insight' market commentary dated October 14, 2018, authored by Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani and her team (likely from Goldman Sachs, based on the names, though the bank name is not explicitly printed). The report addresses client concerns regarding a recent 7.8% drop in US equities, arguing that economic fundamentals remain strong and the bull market is not ending. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was collected as evidence during a congressional investigation.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Chief Investment Officer
Author/Lead of the market insight report
Brett Nelson Head of Tactical Asset Allocation
Listed on the market insight report
Maziar Minovi Managing Director
Listed on the market insight report
Andrew Dubinsky Vice President
Listed on the market insight report
Michael Murdoch Vice President
Listed on the market insight report
Mary Rich Vice President
Listed on the market insight report

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026894'
US Equities
Market discussed in the report
Government of Mexico
Mentioned regarding trade tensions
Government of Canada
Mentioned regarding trade tensions
Government of China
Mentioned regarding trade tensions

Timeline (3 events)

2018-09-21 to 2018-10-11
7.8% intraday peak-to-trough decline in US equities
US Stock Market
Late January 2018
Market downdraft (referenced for comparison)
US Stock Market
Mid-March 2018
Market downdraft (referenced for comparison)
US Stock Market

Locations (4)

Location Context
Economic context of the report
Geopolitical concern context
Geopolitical concern context
Geopolitical concern context

Relationships (2)

Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Professional Colleagues Brett Nelson
Listed together on the leadership team of the report
Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Professional Colleagues Maziar Minovi
Listed together on the leadership team of the report

Key Quotes (4)

"The Unsteady Undertow Commands the Seas (Temporarily)"
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"As a result, some of our clients have asked whether this drop signifies the beginning of the end of a nearly 10-year bull market."
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"We do not think so."
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"While trade tensions with Mexico and Canada have abated, those with China have certainly deteriorated and will continue to do so..."
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Sunday Night Insight
October 14, 2018
The Unsteady Undertow Commands the Seas (Temporarily)
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Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Chief Investment Officer
Brett Nelson Head of Tactical Asset Allocation
Maziar Minovi Managing Director
Andrew Dubinsky Vice President
Michael Murdoch Vice President
Mary Rich Vice President
The 7.8% intraday peak-to-trough decline in US equities between September 21st and October 11th
has rattled investor confidence. Numerous headlines of stock market "carnage" have further eroded
their confidence. As a result, some of our clients have asked whether this drop signifies the beginning
of the end of a nearly 10-year bull market.
We do not think so. So far, this pullback is actually smaller than the two prior downdrafts we
experienced in late January and in mid-March, neither of which derailed the US economy nor the bull
market. The steady factors we highlighted in our annual Outlook—such as economic growth, benign
inflation, robust earnings, and low probability of recession—have not dissipated. Furthermore, while
the investor focus has shifted to the risks around the unsteady undertow, most of these factors are,
on balance, less concerning today than they were at the beginning of 2018.
Of course, that is not the case across all geopolitical concerns. While trade tensions with Mexico and
Canada have abated, those with China have certainly deteriorated and will continue to do so for the
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