Prospects for global financial market in 2026
Forecasts for the economic and financial market outlook in 2026 seem pretty benign.
Forecasts for the economic and financial market outlook in 2026 seem pretty benign.
The traditional safe assets like the US dollar and treasuries will fail to rally in the future should riskier assets like equities implode?
The market is a bit too dismissive of the tariff threat and this could leave riskier assets open to a slump and the US dollar on the verge of a rise.
In many senses it seems hard to envisage a better scenario for riskier assets than the one we have right now but, as always, there are factors that could upset this...
Modest and steady rate cuts from G10 central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve (FED), are likely to keep riskier assets like equities and emerging markets well...
The global contagion risks from the Russia-Ukraine crisis will be scoured by investors for some time to come. But are these risks real?
Fed Chair Powell has promised to be
There are widespread concerns about Russian military troop movements on the border with Ukraine. How will these tensions impact global financial markets?
Just how the Fed and other central banks respond to the rise in inflation is clearly going to be critical for how financial markets perform.
There has been a lot of discussion about whether the world could return to the 1970s, at least in terms of very high inflation.