Global Economic Data & News 03 (May 22 - Dec 25)

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India's Modi Has The Highest Approval Rating Among World Leaders, France's Macron The Lowest
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These Countries Will Sell You A Passport
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Over 40% Of Spaniards Are Worried About Their Financial Future
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The $127 Trillion Global Stock Market In One Giant Chart
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IMF warns investors to fasten their seat belts

Amid geopolitical instability and World Bank estimates that global GDP growth will be the slowest since the 1960s, the ride ahead is turbulent

by Andrew Hammond

While numerous stock markets are at or near record highs, this surge in gold prices highlights the degree of investor angst as geopolitical and wider market uncertainty – including from a weaker US dollar – bite.

Previously acknowledged the multitude of headwinds the global economy is facing including youth discontent around the world.

Global public debt projected to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by 2029.

Governments may not have the fiscal firepower to help counteract another big financial crisis – akin to the 2007 to 2008 international shock intensified by the crash of Lehman Brothers – let alone another global economic trauma like the Covid-19 pandemic.

Before anyone heaves a big sigh of relief, please hear this: Global resilience has not yet been fully tested. And there are worrying signs the test may come.

Highlighted the lingering impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade tariff agenda and its associated uncertainties.

The multiple global fractures on the landscape right now include health risks in the post-pandemic era, climate crises and economic inequality. On the security front, there is the continuing threat from international terrorism and North Korea’s acquisition of nuclear weapons in Asia.

Source: Business Times

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