HSBC: The ten biggest risks for 2015

Acknowledging that the forecasting consensus has missed many of the big stories of recent years, analysts at HSBC have attempted to outline the biggest potential risks for investors in 2015.

Outlining their top ten risks, the team stressed that forecasts have been notoriously unreliable since the crash, particularly concerning regional growth. Nonetheless, they argue that downside growth risk and central bank policy risk, alongside the strong dollar and general illiquidity, could present real challenges for markets and investors in 2015. Their top ten risks are: 1. Global recession Highlighting the vulnerability of China, the eurozone and central banks' "bloated" balance sheets, they analysts say that the impact of a slowdown in growth could be particularly damagin...