Tag: Global Economy
Global Growth Outlook Weakens as Hormuz Disruption Reshapes Economic Expectations
Chief economists expect slower growth, higher inflation, and greater market volatility over the next year as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz adds a...
Stagflation Risks Rise Despite Record Markets: How Investors Should Prepare
Investors are being warned to prepare for a potential shift in the global economy as signs of stagflation begin to build beneath the surface...
Global Growth Is Being Rewritten: Inside the Rise of the New...
Something fundamental is shifting in the global economy. Not gradually. Not quietly. But in a way that’s forcing governments, businesses, and investors to rethink...
Global Economic Outlook 2026: Resilience Holds as Asset Prices, Debt and...
The global economy has shown signs of relative resilience entering 2026, but leading economists remain cautious as risks surrounding asset prices, public debt, and...
IMF Outlook: MENA Growth Picks Up, But Global Headwinds Persist
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its global economic growth forecast to 3.2% in 2025 (down from 3.3% in 2024), with a further...
Trump’s Tariffs Cement New Multipolar Global Economy
Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are not just reshaping global trade—they are accelerating the rise of a multipolar global economy.
The shift away from a...
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ to Spark Historic Inflation?
Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ combining unprecedented levels of federal spending with sweeping new tariffs is set to reignite inflation on a global...
Euro Emerges as a Safe Haven
The euro is fast establishing itself as a global safe haven currency, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory...
Standard Chartered: GCC to Stay Economically Resilient in 2025
Standard Chartered announced today its Global Market Outlook for 2025. In its report, the Bank highlighted the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to...
Economic Outlook Is Brightening; But Political Risks Loom Large
Chief Economists: The Economic Outlook Is Brightening But Political Risks Loom Large in 2024
82% of chief economists expect the global economy to remain stable...
More Economic Uncertainty on the Horizon
More than half (56%) of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken in 2024, with seven in 10 saying pace of geoeconomic fragmentation...
IMF Fiscal Monitor: Global Economy Slowing Down
The global economy is slowing amid continued tight financing conditions, announced Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the IMF today (Wednesday,...
Investors To Adopt a ‘Defensive Growth Tilt’
High inflation and rapid monetary policy tightening have created increasing headwinds for the global economy. Economic momentum has slowed sharply, uncertainty about the economic...
Mid-Year Outlook 2022: Investing in the Afterglow of a Boom
After a tough start to 2022, Citi explores what may lie ahead for investors, highlighting quality and resilience in portfolios.
Citi Global Wealth Investments released...
Rollout of Vaccines Puts Huge Uncertainty around All Economic Views
The end of the past financial year has been interesting in terms of what has happened within markets as well as between markets. At...
IMF: Global Financial Stability Report April 2021 Forecast
The global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, although with prospects diverging starkly across regions and countries, the...
World Economy to Return to Pre-Pandemic Output in 2021
The OECD released its latest interim Economic Outlook report, providing us with an updated look at the pandemic’s impact on the world economy. Striking...
Tourism Industry to Lose Over $1 Trillion; Can Reduce Global GDP...
Tourism, which is the third largest export sector in the global economy, is among the worst impacted sectors by the global pandemic. According to...