Tag: Inflation
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...
Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences
Oil prices are rising sharply as geopolitical risk intensifies across the Gulf, but investors focusing only on short-term price spikes may be missing a...
Global Inflation and Rising Oil Prices: Why the Energy Crisis Is...
Global inflation rarely appears in isolation. In many cases it is closely tied to geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and energy markets. When instability affects...
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...
Global Risks Report 2026: Rising Geopolitical and Economic Risks
Geoeconomic confrontation emerges as the top global risk for 2026, climbing eight positions in the two-year outlook, as economic risks rise fastest in the...
‘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...
UAE Well-Positioned Amid Global Trade Shake-Up Following U.S. Tariff Hike
In what’s being called the most significant shift in U.S. trade policy in over a century, the introduction of “reciprocal” tariffs by the United...
Economic Outlook for 2025: Key Trends and Challenges
The global economic outlook for 2025 is marked by rising challenges, including economic fragmentation, escalating debt, and heightened political uncertainty. These insights are drawn...
Fed’s Rate Cut Welcomed, But Future Policy Must Stay Aggressive
The Federal Reserve’s decision to slash interest rates by 50 basis points—its first cut in four years—has been welcomed by investors and market participants.
However,...
27% Of Investors in UAE Are Changing Investment Strategies to Combat...
29% of investors are spending less and another 34% investing more to combat inflation.
Cash will take a backseat among UAE Investors, falling to 8.6%...
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...
UBS Investor Sentiment: Investor Optimism Drops on Inflation, Geopolitical Concerns
Optimism among high-net-worth investors dipped to early-pandemic levels on continuing concerns about the economic and market impact of inflation and the war in Ukraine,...
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...
Inflation, Growth Concerns Take Over GCC Stock Markets
Today's market analysis on behalf of Daniel Takieddine, CEO of MENA BDSwiss.
GCC stock markets were mostly decreasing following other international markets as investors’ concerns...
Dollar’s Make-Or-Break Point
The dollar index is near the peaks of March 2020 and January 2017. Investors and traders have pushed the dollar to a vital turning...
World Economic Outlook 2022: Global Growth Downgraded
Global growth prospects have worsened significantly due to the combined effects of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the lingering pandemic, the IMF announced...