Goldman Sachs Slashes Forecasts

Goldman Sachs Slashes Forecasts

Gary HershornCorbis via Getty Images Goldman Sachs now thinks second-quarter GDP will decline 39, and increased its peak unemployment rate estimate to 25 from 15, according to a note published Tuesday evening. Following the first quarter GDP and April unemployment data release, Goldman now estimates that consumer services spending fell 20 from pre-virus levels in April, adding that alternative data suggests a collapse in transportation, hotel, and entertainment spending. The bank said that reopening the economy presents risks besides the potential for COVID-19 to reemerge and spread, including the risk that "prolonged economic weakness could cause severe scarring effects such as permanent layoffs and business closures that delay the recovery.


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