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Fidelity International
Article 5 min read

Outlook scenario 4: No landing

In a no landing scenario, US economic growth would continue to be resilient while Europe’s current slowdown would reverse.

Fidelity International | 17 November 2023

Fidelity International
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Outlook scenario 3: Balance sheet recession

A balance sheet recession would be marked by a deep and prolonged downturn across developed and emerging economies.

Fidelity International | 17 November 2023

Fidelity International
Article 5 min read

Outlook scenario 2: Soft landing

A soft-landing scenario would involve a slightly below trend slowdown across major economies, with no major shocks to knock markets off track.

Fidelity International | 17 November 2023

Fidelity International
Article 6 min read

Outlook scenario 1: Cyclical recession - our base case

A cyclical recession would see a moderate economic contraction followed by a return to growth in late 2024 or early 2025.

Fidelity International | 17 November 2023

Andrew McCaffery
Article 2 min read

Outlook 2024: More risk, higher yields, and four ways forward

Profound changes across economies and markets make forecasting unusually difficult in 2024. Instead, we offer four potential paths the world could take.

Andrew McCaffery | 17 November 2023

Salman Ahmed
Article 3 min read

The cost of higher for longer

With US labour markets still strong, the Federal Reserve is sticking to its “higher for longer” messaging. But the economy may see a shock next year.

Salman Ahmed + 2 others | 4 September 2023

Peiqian Liu
Article 2 min read

Chart Room: Getting China’s youth back to work

The job prospects are still gloomy for young people in China, and the picture may get worse before it gets better.

Peiqian Liu | 27 April 2023

Fiona O'Neill
Article 3 min read

Fidelity Analyst Survey: Inflation starts to peak

November’s survey of Fidelity’s 150 sector analysts highlights the pain businesses and households are experiencing, but that inflation is already easing.

Fiona O'Neill + 4 others | 7 December 2022

Salman Ahmed
Article 5 min read

New world, new playbook

We move into 2023 in a changed world, and the opportunities and challenges will be different for investors going forward.

Salman Ahmed | 23 November 2022

Shashank Manchanda
Blog 2 min read

Chart Room: Home is where the supply shortage is

Supply has never looked tighter in the US housing market. Construction backlogs persist and prices climb as homebuyers appear undeterred by looming rate hikes.

Shashank Manchanda + 2 others | 27 January 2022

Mo Ji
Blog 2 min read

Chart Room: Digging into China’s GDP growth

A sharp decline in excavator utilisation reflects China’s property-and-infrastructure-induced slowdown, but it also boosts the case for strong policy response.

Mo Ji + 3 others | 21 October 2021

Andrew McCaffery
Article 2 min read

The New Economic Order

We believe the Covid-19 crisis will trigger a step-change in policy, accelerate existing trends and transform investment frameworks.

Andrew McCaffery + 3 others | 5 May 2020

Wen-Wen Lindroth
Blog 3 min read

Spiking US unemployment could unleash a cascade of systemic risks

The unprecedented rise in US unemployment has the potential to set off a chain of events that could destabilize already fragile markets.

Wen-Wen Lindroth | 8 April 2020

Anna Stupnytska
Blog 1 min read

Macro briefing: Heavyweight policies launched but more may be required

Macro briefing: Heavyweight policies launched but more may be required

Anna Stupnytska + 1 other | 26 March 2020

Anna Stupnytska
Blog 3 min read

Recession is here - how bad will it be?

Recession is here - how bad will it be?

Anna Stupnytska | 20 March 2020

Ian Samson
Blog 2 min read

Global GEAR suggests economy remains on weak footing

Our proprietary Gauges of Economic Activity in Real-Time (GEAR) is flat but there is plenty of divergence at the individual country level.

Ian Samson | 22 October 2019

Ian Samson
Blog 3 min read

FLI: Surprisingly upbeat into Q4

The Fidelity Leading Indicator (FLI) showed firm improvement in September

Ian Samson | 9 October 2019

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