Impact of strengthening oil price on Asian growth cause for global concern

The Debate

This week's Conjecture panel concludes last week's debate on the global outlook

The impact of rising oil prices on Asian growth was one of the key topics raised in the most recent Conjecture debate. Jupiter chief executive Edward Bonham Carter suggested this could slow down growth in the Pacific while Michael Hughes, CIO at Barings, argued this would not happen unless oil hit $100 a barrel. In the concluding part of Conjecture's first anniversary debate, the panel, which also included Newton global strategist Peter Hensman, argued about the outlook for China, India and Russia. However, there were limited areas of agreement with Hughes, Bonham Carter and Hensman al...