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Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist

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Goldman Sachs late Friday became the last of the major banks to retract its forecast of no rate hike next week.

Directly affected

  • GS Goldman Sachs Group

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates

  • UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

  • GSG ISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY-

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Goldman Sachs late Friday became the last of the major banks to retract its forecast of no rate hike next week.

Source: CoinDesk

The price since 13 Sep 2026: Goldman Sachs Group (GS) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Goldman Sachs Group (GS) is -11.41%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a -12.18% difference versus the market.

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Official trades in Goldman Sachs Group (GS) around 13 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

Companies carried with this story

  • GS Goldman Sachs Group

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Goldman Sachs Group (GS) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to GS

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Sep 2026 story “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    For “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

On 13 Sep 2026, “Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist” is the story that connects Goldman Sachs Group (GS) to this story.

Goldman Sachs Group (GS) is on the page because The reported development directly names GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to GS

A second company, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), is listed for a different reason: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Dates and price levels for Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

GS traded between 859.56 and 967.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 875.50. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

How strong the case is around Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

46 out of 100

“Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 24 linked companies.