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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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<ul><li>A slew of PMI figures suggest that the global economy shows no sign of slowing. As the global economy normalizes further, intensifying price pressures, particularly in the US, point to greater impetus for monetary tightening.</li><li>As such, financial markets could take a beating in the year ahead if the Federal Reserve pencils an additional rate hike in 2018 in view of the US economy that is on the brink of overheating.</li></ul>

A slew of PMI figures suggest that the global economy shows no sign of slowing. As the global economy normalizes further, intensifying price pressures, particularly in the US, point to greater impetus for monetary tightening.As such, financial markets could take a beating in the year ahead if the Federal Reserve pencils an additional rate hike in 2018 in view of the US economy that is on the brink of overheating.

Financial Market Risks Could Worsen as a Strong Global Economy Leads to Tighter Policies