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Banks must adapt to a lower interest rate environment in 2025, focusing on innovation, cost reduction, and enhanced customer experience to maintain profitability.
Lower Interest Rate Environment- AI-Driven Transformation
- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
Banks must adapt to a lower interest rate environment in 2025, focusing on innovation, cost reduction, and enhanced customer experience to maintain profitability.
Publicis Sapient: Guide to next...Lower Interest Rate Environment
Banks must adapt to a lower interest rate environment in 2025, focusing on innovation, cost reduction, and enhanced customer experience to maintain profitability.
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Short Trend Summary
Economic instability and income inequality are forcing retailers to adopt cost-cutting measures and innovative growth strategies, including private-label brands and loyalty programs.
Economic Headwinds Drive Reinvention- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Values-Driven Consumption
- Consumer goods
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Business & Commerce
- Consumer Attitudes
- Finance & Money
Economic instability and income inequality are forcing retailers to adopt cost-cutting measures and innovative growth strategies, including private-label brands and loyalty programs.
Publicis Sapient: Guide to Next...Economic Headwinds Drive Reinvention
Economic instability and income inequality are forcing retailers to adopt cost-cutting measures and innovative growth strategies, including private-label brands and loyalty programs. 
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Despite COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, average household incomes and employment rates have remained resilient due to government interventions.
Resilient Income, Employment- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Household Finances
- Labor Market
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
- Government & Politics
Despite COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, average household incomes and employment rates have remained resilient due to government interventions.
OECD: How's Life 2024Resilient Income, Employment
Despite COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, average household incomes and employment rates have remained resilient due to government interventions. 
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Short Trend Summary
Despite resilient average incomes, cost-of-living pressures, particularly housing costs and energy poverty, continue to impact vulnerable households.
Persistent Cost-of-Living Crisis- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Energy Sector
- Household Finances
- Housing Market
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
- Global Challenges
Despite resilient average incomes, cost-of-living pressures, particularly housing costs and energy poverty, continue to impact vulnerable households.
OECD: How's Life 2024Persistent Cost-of-Living Crisis
Despite resilient average incomes, cost-of-living pressures, particularly housing costs and energy poverty, continue to impact vulnerable households. 
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Short Trend Summary
President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese and other imports introduce significant uncertainty and downside risks to global growth.
Trump’s Tariff Uncertainty- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Chinese economy
- Emerging Markets
- Global Trade
- US economy
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
- Government & Politics
President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese and other imports introduce significant uncertainty and downside risks to global growth.
Mercer: Economic and market outlook...Trump’s Tariff Uncertainty
President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese and other imports introduce significant uncertainty and downside risks to global growth. 
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Short Trend Summary
China faces deflationary risks similar to Japan in the late 1990s, requiring substantial stimulus to boost consumer confidence and stabilize the property sector.
China’s Deflationary Pressures- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Chinese economy
- Commodity markets
- Global economy
- Business & Commerce
- Consumer Attitudes
- Finance & Money
China faces deflationary risks similar to Japan in the late 1990s, requiring substantial stimulus to boost consumer confidence and stabilize the property sector.
Mercer: Economic and market outlook...China’s Deflationary Pressures
China faces deflationary risks similar to Japan in the late 1990s, requiring substantial stimulus to boost consumer confidence and stabilize the property sector. 
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Short Trend Summary
The Japanese yen is poised for appreciation due to shifting interest rate differentials, unwinding of short positions, and its undervalued status.
Japanese Yen Resurgence- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Currency markets
- International Trade
- Japanese economy
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
The Japanese yen is poised for appreciation due to shifting interest rate differentials, unwinding of short positions, and its undervalued status.
Mercer: Economic and market outlook...Japanese Yen Resurgence
The Japanese yen is poised for appreciation due to shifting interest rate differentials, unwinding of short positions, and its undervalued status. 
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Short Trend Summary
Central banks are navigating a complex transition from peak interest rates, aiming for neutral ground amidst balanced growth and inflation risks.
Global Interest Rate Descent- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Financial Markets
- Global economy
- Monetary Policy
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
Central banks are navigating a complex transition from peak interest rates, aiming for neutral ground amidst balanced growth and inflation risks.
Mercer: Economic and market outlook...Global Interest Rate Descent
Central banks are navigating a complex transition from peak interest rates, aiming for neutral ground amidst balanced growth and inflation risks. 
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The changing economic landscape, driven by factors like AI and fiscal activism, creates a favorable environment for active management and alpha generation.
Active Management Opportunity- AI-Driven Transformation
- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Active management
- Alpha generation
- Investment strategies
- Market inefficiencies
- Monetary Policy
- Business & Commerce
- Emerging Technology
- Finance & Money
The changing economic landscape, driven by factors like AI and fiscal activism, creates a favorable environment for active management and alpha generation.
J.P. Morgan: LTCMA reportActive Management Opportunity
The changing economic landscape, driven by factors like AI and fiscal activism, creates a favorable environment for active management and alpha generation. 
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The re-election of Donald Trump and a Republican Congress introduces significant policy uncertainty, particularly regarding tax cuts, tariffs, immigration, and deregulation.
Economic Policy Uncertainty- Navigating Global Uncertainty
- Economy
- Immigration
- Inflation
- Regulation
- Trade
- Business & Commerce
- Finance & Money
- Government & Politics
The re-election of Donald Trump and a Republican Congress introduces significant policy uncertainty, particularly regarding tax cuts, tariffs, immigration, and deregulation.
J.P. Morgan: 2025 year ahead...Economic Policy Uncertainty
The re-election of Donald Trump and a Republican Congress introduces significant policy uncertainty, particularly regarding tax cuts, tariffs, immigration, and deregulation. 
