A retrospective perspective: how the global economy has changed in 35 years
Three themes have dominated the past 35 years, which will likely continue to shape the global economy and markets in the decades ahead
LOOKING back on my career at Schroders, I wanted to focus on three themes that played a major role in driving economies and markets over the last 35 years. The first is a big one that ran through the entire period and may now have come to an end; the second is one that started as an economic trend but has become more geopolitical; and the third is an old theme that has challenged economies for decades.
These three themes are the great disinflation, the rise of China, and the rise and rise of government debt. There are other trends, but these three have been the most important in my view, and have often been at the root of the crises we have experienced over the period. How they play out will be key to the outlook for the next 35 years.
Theme 1: The great disinflation
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