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Every quarter, our specialists interpret trends in the global economy and financial markets. Read their views on the second quarter of 2018.
Macroeconomic environment
- The rise of trade protectionism initiated by the United States could become a threat to global economic growth.
- The new Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell is continuing his predecessor’s policy of gradual monetary tightening.
- There is little likelihood of the European Central Bank raising interest rates before the second half of 2019.
Financial markets
- The return of volatility on the financial markets does not mean that the economic and financial environment has fundamentally changed.
- The increase in trade and geopolitical risks calls for a higher risk premium on equities.
- The factors generally at the root of a lasting correction on the equity markets continue to be absent.
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