EMEA Investment Forum 2023 - London | Marketing in Partnership | 9 October 2023 | Trinity House, Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DH, UK

This year’s forum is focused on providing investors with ways to navigate current macroeconomic challenges. The near-term direction of rates and growth remains uncertain, financial market sentiment is improving while inflation remains persistent across developed markets, particularly in Europe, and labor markets are tight. Elevated volatility in the US and European banking sectors in March added to an already unpredictable environment and the extent of credit tightening and economic spillover effects remains unknown. The acute phase of banking stress may be behind us, and uncertainty regarding the US debt limit has been removed, but panelists agreed that market participants must stay alert. Investors at the Forum highlighted the emergence of another market cycle: a geopolitical risk super-cycle. Speakers acknowledged today’s geopolitical environment is an increasingly complex, yet critical, externality to navigate. Destabilization is underway, bilateral and multilateral relationships are changing, and the potential rise of conflict is shaking up trade patterns and reordering alliances.