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这是高盛顶尖交易员对本周市场的思考

Group 1 - The market is experiencing contradictory signals, with significant capital expenditures from tech giants driving investment and M&A activity, while macro uncertainties like potential "Trump tariffs" and future interest rate paths cast a shadow over market prospects [1][5] - The earnings season has seen an unprecedented "violent" stock price reaction, with the actual price volatility of S&P 500 constituents on earnings days exceeding implied volatility for the first time in 18 years [1][2] - The impact of "Trump tariffs" is highlighted as a major variable affecting future inflation paths, with Goldman Sachs indicating that without tariffs, the actual inflation momentum in the U.S. economy remains moderate [5][6] Group 2 - The risk for individual stock investors is increasing sharply during the earnings season, with European markets showing record penalties for companies that miss earnings expectations, a trend now evident in the U.S. market as well [2][3] - The capital expenditure growth of cloud service providers is remarkable, with projections indicating that spending by the "seven giants" will exceed 1% of U.S. GDP next year, surpassing the capital expenditures of the telecom sector during the 1999-2000 period [4] - The ongoing debate between growth and interest rates is becoming a central market issue, with attention focused on U.S. employment and consumption data as indicators for future interest rate cuts [5][6] Group 3 - The investment landscape is challenging traditional views, with European bank stocks outperforming U.S. mega-cap tech stocks over the past five years unless investors timed their purchases perfectly around late 2022 [7] - The acquisition battle for Spectris, with a premium exceeding 100%, underscores the trend of "de-equitization" in the UK stock market, presenting investment opportunities regardless of policy outcomes [7] - Despite economic concerns, retail speculative trading remains robust, with Goldman Sachs suggesting that this trend may persist longer than professional investors anticipate, not necessarily signaling a bearish outlook [7][8]