Goldman Sachs on their in-house current activity indicator (CAI) on global economic growth

Growth remains soft but the February reading on the CAI has come in just above the Dec and Jan readings:

  • Some green shoots are emerging
  • suggest that sequential growth will pick up from here

GS have a 3.5% global GDP 2019 forecast but add

  • risk is probably to the downside
Goldman Sachs current activity indicator (CAI) on global economic growth

GS says they are positive on risk assets