Global Equities

European equities have stabilized with the White House’s trade stance showing signs of moderation. But EPS downgrades for European equities have kept accelerating, with our Earnings Revision Index recently hitting “recessionary” levels of around –60%. But while readings around these levels almost always translate into subsequent EPS declines, they also tend to be a contrarian buy signal.

How will U.S. equities perform in 2025? That’s the key question in our first episode of the year.

2024's global growth looks like it will slow only modestly from last year, but downside risks have intensified of late. Such risks, coupled with more favorable inflation data, have opened the door for a full-blown central-bank easing cycle that's likely to gain steam in the months ahead. We explore what may lie ahead in a new report.

In a new Citi Research report, a team led by Johanna Chua analyze four major issues where the outcome of U.S. elections will materially influence Asian economies and markets: tariffs, global financial conditions, energy prices, and foreign-policy and security alliances in the region.

Quick, expert-driven articles that address key financial and economic themes with actionable takeaways, market perspectives, and research-backed insights.

At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021, world leaders came together and set a global agenda on a path to net zero emissions. Pledges were made to further cut carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the use of coal, lower methane emissions, and stop deforestation. Importantly, an actionable framework was put around the promises made in the Paris Agreement.

Around the globe, nearly a third of us worry about where our next meal is coming from, and one in ten of us suffer from hunger or malnutrition. How is that possible in a modern society? While we are having high-level debates about the possible dystopian effects on society from advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing, we seem to be missing a simple and embarrassing truth — we have failed in our moral responsibility to ensure no one goes hungry.

As world leaders trekked to COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021 there was a feeling of enthusiasm in the air. Commitments made under the Paris Agreement in 2015 were an important first step in addressing climate issues, but now it was time to turn promises into global action and recommit to tackling the climate crisis. At the same time, concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic were fading, economies were recovering, and there was a general feeling things were getting back to “business as usual.”

It is said that “change is the only constant in life.” This sentiment took on particular significance over the past few years as the COVID-19 pandemic raced around the globe. Whether it was personal shifts in how people worked and interacted or larger geopolitical shifts, change seemed to be all around us. As the pandemic increasingly becomes a thing of the past, there is a desire for things to go back to the way they were — get back to the office, start traveling again, and gather in large groups for holidays and events. But can the world really go back to the way it was?