Are you ready for 2026?
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Download the reportGlobal Shifts Ahead: Your Guide to 2026 Strategy
2025 has been a wild ride in which tariffs, market swings, and policy shocks kept everyone guessing. However, underneath all of this, larger shifts were unfolding. Our 2026 outlook dives into the ways fractured monetary policy, changing currency dynamics, and the rise of geopolitics in economics is shaping the future. It’s a must-read for any business that navigates global markets, designed to help you plan with confidence.
In 2025, governments drove unexpected and sudden market moves through tariffs, still-large spending programs and geopolitical shocks.
The USD has weakened but de-dollarization remains slow – no clear alternative to the greenback has emerged.
Central banks face rising fiscal pressure, challenging their independence and traditional policy tools, and complicating FX moves.
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As the Are You Ready for 2027? report goes live, George Vessey sits down with Antonio Ruggiero to explore one of the report’s most important themes: the rise of the Chokepoint Economy.
Steven Dooley speaks to Kevin Ford for an early preview of Are You Ready for 2027? They explore why the global economy is becoming more resilient yet more fragile, and what that means for businesses.
French sovereign stress has returned to the centre of the FX conversation. As bond spreads widen and political uncertainty complicates the path toward fiscal consolidation, Kevin Ford and George Vessey consider whether comparisons with the original euro c…
Moving money internationally has become faster, cheaper, and easier but none of this solves the business challenges caused by currency volatility. Head of Market Insights, Steven Dooley and Content Lead, Ingmar Apinis, talk about the impact FX volatility …
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Listen to the podcastThe world has changed: Are you ready for 2026?
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