NEW YORK (TheStreet) --
Goldman Sachs isn't taking a position on the stock market.
Last week, the Wall Street investment bank moved from a defensive position in equities to neutral with a late-cycle mix. The biggest concern remains Europe. While the LTRO (long-term refinancing operations) agreements and funding actions by the European Central Bank have helped to reduce some of the concern, Goldman Sachs Chief Strategist David Kostin says risks of a decline still "remains so significant that it impairs fundamental investment decisions."
A better-than-expected January jobs report, robust fourth-quarter GDP growth of 2.8% and positive signs from the manufacturing sector weren't enough to make the Goldman Sachs strategy team more positive in their market positioning. Risks related to the presidential election and concerns of a deceleration in GDP to 2% are prompting Goldman to tempter its bullishness.
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