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David Smith. The Sunday Times. The Boustead Annual Globalisation Lecture. The global financial crisis and the changing world economy. The global economy’s shifting sands. After the upheaval. How did we get here and where are we going?. A self-feeding cycle.
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David Smith The Sunday Times
The Boustead Annual Globalisation Lecture The global financial crisis and the changing world economy
After the upheaval How did we get here and where are we going?
House of cards topples • US house prices start to fall sharply, first big national fall since the depression. • Subprime loans and securities start to look unsafe – not AAA but junk. • Banks realise they are heading for huge losses and, importantly, so are other banks.
Accelerating the global shift • 2007: China was expected to overtake Japan’s GDP in 2015, America in the mid-2030s. • 2010: China has already overtaken Japan; will overtake America in the 2020s. • Global crisis and its aftermath has accelerated the shift by 5-10 years. • China, India and America will be the world’s big three: only one is flagging.
What could go wrong (short-term)? • Credit Crunch II – refinancing and deleveraging by the banks. • Sovereign debt – the euro zone and beyond. • Currency wars – China versus America as the new heavyweight bout but also others. • Protectionism – either provoked by or in addition to currency manipulation. • Fiscal consolidation and the economic and political reaction to it. • The unknown unknowns.