Goldman Sachs
February 13, 2026
This Week in Global Research Notes
Weekly UpdateCommoditiesEquitiesFXConsumer DiscretionaryEnergy
The report highlights a rotation toward physical assets and cyclicals driven by AI infrastructure and defense spending, while upgrading Japan to Overweight following recent elections.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Rotation into physical assets and cyclicals is being driven by AI infrastructure investment and renewed defense spending.
- 2.Japan equities upgraded to Overweight following a landslide LDP election victory signaling fiscal spending support.
- 3.Emerging Market (EM) equities show further earnings-led upside, with a 14% total return target for the MSCI EM index.
Table of Contents
- macro issues we're watching
- We upgrade Japan stocks following last weekend's election
- Checking in on AI, Unification in Europe, rates, China home prices, and IPO's
- the important issues our sector analysts are watching
- Leaning into cyclicals through Chemicals, Memory, and more
- Innovation conflagration: Ag, autos, power, and stroke
- Disruption working every which way
- A bit off the beaten path
- 7 Single Stocks for the weekend
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Authors
Chris HusseySarah Herr
Securities
Samsung ElectronicsMSFTROSTB3SA3.SA
Themes
AI Infrastructure and Energy ScarcityJapan's Post-Election Economic MandateThe Rotation to Physical Assets
Regions
Asia PacificEuropeLatin AmericaUnited StatesJapanChina
