Goldman Sachs Forecasts Modest Rise for S&P 500 Index in 2022

Goldman Sachs Forecasts Modest Rise for S&P 500 Index in 2022
A trader looks at a screen that charts the S&P 500 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on April 27, 2017. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Goldman Sachs expects the S&P 500 index to rise by a more modest 9 percent by the end of next year, saying the record-setting rally is likely to cool on worries over slowing economic growth and the prospects of higher interest rates.

The U.S. equities market has been on a tear this year, with the benchmark index surging about 25 percent as the economy recovers from the pandemic lows, driving corporate earnings.