In Q2 2023, a notable challenge was the persistence of inflation, leading to central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, navigating the delicate task of addressing rising prices while maintaining economic stability.
We entered 2023 with a close eye on inflation and the hopes of a positive bounce-back with Covid-19 now officially at our backs, even as global political unrest persists. In this Economic Review, we recap the events that moved the markets in Q1.
In this Economic Review blog, we summarise trends, developments, financial data, and major events that moved the markets and impacted the economy globally and locally in Quarter 4 of 2022.
In the third quarter of 2022 we saw continued themes of inflation, geopolitical instability, and slow economic recovery. Here we give an analysis on events that moved the market Globally and in South Africa, as well as an investor perspective.
Looking back at and providing analysis and commentary on what happened economically in South Africa and globally during Q2 2022. Determined by slowdown in global growth, higher inflation, interest rates and geopolitical tensions.
Looking back at the first quarter of the year, we consider events that moved the markets. At the start of 2022, the global economy was on a trajectory to bounce back from the Omnicron COVID-19 variant – with some recovery in consumer spending and business investment.