Will new COVID variations delay or derail economic recovery? The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has released its outlook for 2022. There are 5 major global risks for investors next year. That’s according to Schwab’s Chief Global Investment Strategist Jeffrey Kleintop, who shares his forecast.  Investors may be surprised by real GDP this quarter. The Senior Director of Economic Research at The Conference Board shares their findings and their perspective for 2022.

BlackRock’s 2022 Market Outlook: Thriving In A New Market Regime — BlackRock believes this new market regime will be unlike any in the past half century. They see another year of positive equity returns coupled with a down year for bonds. The powerful restart of economic activity will be delayed – but not derailed – due to new virus strains, in their view. Read more…

Top Global Risks Of 2022 — Risk appears when there is a very high degree of confidence among market participants in a specific outcome that doesn’t pan out. So, by identifying the unexpected, here are Schwab’s top five global risks for investors in 2022.  Read more…

CB Leading Economic Index: Another Sharp Rise In November — “The U.S. LEI rose sharply again in November, suggesting the current economic expansion will continue into the first half of 2022,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Senior Director of Economic Research at The Conference Board. The CB forecasts real GDP growth to strengthen in Q4 2021 to about 6.5 percent (annualized rate), before moderating to a still healthy rate of 2.2 percent in Q1 2022. Read more…

 

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