Navigating inflation: Soft landing on a moving target Amid strong signs that the aggressive tightening cycle implemented by monetary authorities to combat inflation may have run its course – with interest rates set to head lower later this year – markets are jubilant. However, some central bankers and economists caution that these celebrations
Emerging risks in finance: “Tilted to the downside”? As the year-end approaches, the focus of market strategists and economists is on the risks to the global economy and markets in 2024. Key potential sources of risk for the global economy include fallout from China’s real estate crisis, commodity price volatility, persistent inflation, and ballooning
Specter of stagflation haunts markets The response of central authorities to the pandemic was decisive – reflationary policies that injected massive amounts of money into both the financial system and the real economy, turbocharging credit growth and asset valuations. However, the unintended consequence of all this stimulus was an unwelcome surge in inflation, exacerbated
