- Macro View Video
- 19/12/2018
When it rains, it pours: such was the lesson of 2018. As the tide of easy monetary policy slowly goes out, global markets face another challenging year in 2019. Yet with the US economy set to fall off its pedestal, it will be very different from 2018.
In this video Vincent Chaigneau, Head of Research, shares key market views for the coming year.
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