Trump, Brexit and eurozone woes: The last podcast of an eventful 2016

Economists round up the year and look ahead to 2017

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At the end of an eventful year, Investment Week rounds up the key economic and political events that shook the global markets this year and looks ahead into 2017.

With the help of Vanguard's chief economist for Europe, Peter Westaway, and its European economist Alexis Gray, we look at Brexit and the rise of populism in Europe and attempt to predict what this could mean for the coming year. Meanwhile, Jayna Rana speaks to Rathbones' asset allocation strategist Ed Smith about the shock victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential Election in November, and its economic impact on the country. Click here to listen via iTunes.

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