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Goldman Sachs says AI and energy resilience are creating a North-South divide in Asian markets

CNBC · May 20, 2026, 12:46 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent, thanks to tougher insulation from energy shocks, stronger fiscal ability and AI developments, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.
  • Moe described some North Asian markets as seeing a "massive outperformance" compared to South Asia, according to a transcript of Goldman Sachs' "Exchanges" podcast seen by CNBC.

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North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent, thanks to tougher insulation from energy shocks, stronger fiscal ability and AI developments, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.

North Asian markets have "greater buffer stocks" and can afford to pay a higher price for oil and gas, compared to South Asia, which has "much fewer buffers and doesn't have the ability fiscally to offset the pass-through of higher energy prices to the economy," said Tim Moe, Chief Asia Pacific regional equity strategist and co-head of macro research in Asia at Goldman Sachs Research.

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