KLDW News and Press, Knowledge Leaders Developed World From 01/18/24

2024-01-18 04:08:00 ET Summary Growth ran hot for most of 2023; although it’s now slowing, GDP should remain positive for 2024. When combined, a soft economic landing and rate cuts would provide the best of both worlds for financial markets. Disinflation is further alon...

2024-01-16 20:56:00 ET Summary Emerging markets will also be looking closely at economic conditions in mainland China, which will be a key determinant of broader emerging market growth in 2024. A key reason for diverging emerging and developed market performance was the marked var...

2024-01-11 03:41:00 ET Summary Economic growth is now cooling as global monetary tightening gradually takes its toll. Most central bankers have now adopted a more dovish stance, and rate cuts are likely in 2024. Rate cuts failing to materialize may drive extended U.S. Treasury...

2024-01-09 09:01:00 ET Summary Against long odds, 2023 marked a year of magnificent returns and the return of investor optimism. As fears of sticky inflation faded, a combination of global liquidity injections and AI optimism helped buoy markets and push a handful of mega-cap name...

2024-01-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The basic materials sector continued to record the sharpest downturn in goods trade according to more detailed sub-sector data. Measured across both goods and services, trade deteriorated across all the top 10 economies with the exception of India. ...

2024-01-06 03:55:00 ET Summary Global output growth accelerated slightly in December, according to the S&P Global PMI surveys, spurred by improved inflows of new orders. Recession risks remain most elevated in the eurozone, and business activity stagnated in Japan. Worldwi...

2024-01-05 03:00:00 ET Summary Average prices charged for goods and services rose globally at an unchanged rate in December. Energy was the strongest disinflationary price force, linked to lower oil prices. New order inflows will help assess upcoming demand-pull inflation pres...

2024-01-03 05:14:00 ET Summary Global manufacturing remained firmly in the doldrums in December, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. Global manufacturing output fell for a seventh month running in December, a...

2024-01-03 03:41:00 ET Summary Global equity markets posted healthy gains in 2023, but investors enter the new year with many concerns. As macroeconomic uncertainty lingers after a year of extreme market concentration, equity allocations should be prepared for a range of scenarios...

2023-12-28 03:01:00 ET Summary International equity markets are ending the year participating in the rally in global risk assets. Global economic growth is likely to slow further in 2024, particularly in the first half, with the growth of most economies continuing to undershoot th...