Markets

Shocks could be caused by end of QE, global debt or populism

S&P 500 and Dow Jones both down

First appearance by President Trump

At T.Rowe Price, we believe the global economy looks set to carry much of its recent momentum into 2018, although growth is likely to be slower than what we saw in mid-2017. Trends such as healthier government finances among the more indebted euro-area...

Barring a zombie apocalypse or a sudden spontaneous collapse in asset prices, the current Goldilocks environment of synchronized, above-trend global economic growth and low but gently rising inflation will likely persist in 2018.

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Growth of 1.8% over the year

Stockmarket is more concentrated

Improving UK growth

The world has gone mad for Bitcoin and the blockchain technology that underpins it. But cryptocurrency is not the only financial innovation out there, and not all of it is as overhyped.