What’s going on with the global economy? A chief economist’s view
Days ahead of the WEF’s Annual Meeting, it’s clear that one of the main topics of discussion will be the global economy.
The Forum will publish its regular Chief Economists Outlook there, and one of the chief economists who contributes to that survey is Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist at HSBC.
She spoke to the Radio Davos podcast about the headwinds in a global economy battered by COVID-19, and now by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the knock on effects of that around the world.
We started by asking Janet Henry about inflation.
This is an edited transcript.
Impact of inflation on the global economy
Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist at HSBC: Inflation was already at a multi-decade high in many places when the current commodity price shock struck. A stronger than expec...