The COVID crisis ushered in the paradigm shift to the MP3 world, characterized by the unprecedented combination of fiscal and monetary policy responses around the globe. In the time since, there has been an emergence of geographic and economic divergences that haven’t been seen in over a decade. This session will look at how those divergences might play out and what the expectations from the global economy might be going forward.
Expected returns in the 2020s and the post-pandemic Economy
Investor Profile
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