Easing inflation and China’s return are reasons to be ‘cautiously optimistic’, but we’re not out of the woods, say experts
22 January 2023 – 08:55
After a year that brought a surprise surge in interest rates, the biggest stock drop since 2008 and a halt to major deals, many finance executives lined up at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting to say they now see reasons to be upbeat.
Bankers from JPMorgan Chase’s Mary Erdoes to Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser were among those identifying an easing of inflation and the reopening of China as grounds for cautious optimism at this week’s gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos…