”The first half of 2025 was marked by two major turning points: the outbreak of a global trade war by the United States and, on the European side, announcements regarding rearmament efforts and the German investment plan, supporting the Old Continent’s economic revival. The second half of the year will be marked by the aftermath of these announcements and is likely to be as hectic as the first, given the continuing uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the tariffs. The uncertainty surrounding the extent of their inflationary impact in the US and the duration of the Fed’s monetary policy status quo is also significant. The risk of a derailment caused by fiscal policy remains. For now, financial markets are looking to see the glass as half full, but they remain nervous and vulnerable to bad news. It is more likely that there will be more bad news on the other side of the Atlantic. At the beginning of the year, to determine whether 2025 would be a good year or not, we identified five critical questions for the global economy and from a European.”
Morten W. Langer
