Economics

The Global Pillars of Prosperity Are Getting Increasingly Shaky

The world’s economic and political leaders have been spoiled for decades by low inflation, minimal borrowing costs and huge Chinese growth. 

    

Source: Getty Images

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Subscribe to Stephanomics on Apple Podcasts
Subscribe to Stephanomics on Spotify

Over the past few decades, the world’s economic and political leaders were spoiled by relatively low inflation and minimal borrowing costs, a supercharged economy in China driving demand and generally modest geopolitical tension. But as we know, all of that’s changed. With inflation soaring, Chinese growth slowing and Russia waging war on Ukraine, Bloomberg Chief Economist Tom Orlik contends the pillars that long underpinned rising prosperity have shifted.