Looking back on 2024, it was an underwhelming year for economic growth, with global economies labouring but, importantly for markets, not cracking under the strain of higher interest rates. This enabled investment markets to end the year with strong momentum. The S&P saw gains of 26%, and more speculative investments surged to all-time highs, including Bitcoin rising over 230% to breach the $100,000 barrier for the first time.
In this year’s Global Economic Themes, we focus on four key questions our investors have going into 2025.
What does Higher Interest Rates for Longer mean for investors?
Can Governments continue to fund 'wartime' sized fiscal deficits forever?
Can AI and automation save developed economies from miserly productivity growth?
What next for China, manufacturer to the World and Australia's largest trading partner?
Through thoughtful analysis, we aim to unravel the economic implications that lie ahead and feed into Cameron Harrison’s Asset Allocation strategy and approach for 2025.