Global investment outlook 2018

  • January 2018

  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Last year saw an extended period of synchronised global growth, beating expectations in most places. But will the positive momentum continue over the next 12 months?

 

Investment experts from leading global asset management group Columbia Threadneedle Investments look at the prospects for the coming year. Topics discussed by the panel, which features Deputy Global Chief Investment Officer and Chief Investment Officer EMEA Mark Burgess, Global Head of Equities William Davies, and Portfolio Manager Maya Bhandari talking to Investment Editor Mark King, include:

  • Global equities in 2018
  • What will happen to monetary and fiscal policy
  • Where we are in the credit cycle and how it might play out
  • Whether technology will continue to drive markets
  • Thoughts on China and its 'trilemma'
  • Economic conditions and potential risks throughout the year
  • And will the Goldilocks economy have its porridge and eat it, so to speak…
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