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2019 Global Economic<br />

and Market Outlook<br />

The Year of Living Dangerously<br />

4 December 2018<br />

This publication has been prepared by<br />

Sales and Trading personnel at Macquarie<br />

and is not a product of the Macquarie<br />

Research Department.<br />

Macquarie Securities (Australia) Limited<br />

Ric Deverell<br />

+61 2 8232 4307<br />

ric.deverell@macquarie.com<br />

As 2018 draws to a close, the market is focused on the downside risks to global<br />

growth, with Europe soft, China slowing and early signs that support from US fiscal<br />

policy has peaked. However, while the consensus is worried about further damage<br />

from a range of political disturbances including the “trade war”, Brexit and Italy, we<br />

expect global growth to remain relatively resilient, with the pace of expansion<br />

remaining above average in 2019. And while ongoing political events are likely to see<br />

volatility remain elevated, for those prepared to live dangerously, risk asset returns in<br />

2019 could exceed currently depressed expectations.<br />

While the interaction between politics and markets remains a “known unknown”, we<br />

feel that the bigger risk is that by the end of 2019 US inflation begins to slowly pick<br />

up, with the 2020 Fed possibly faced with weaker growth and higher inflation – a mild<br />

version of the dreaded STAGFLATION.<br />

Sales and Trading personnel at Macquarie are not independent and, therefore, the information herein may be subject to certain conflicts of interest, and may have<br />

been shared with other parties prior to publication. Note: To the extent Macquarie Research is referenced, it is identified as such and the associated disclaimers<br />

are included in the published research report. Please refer to the important disclosures<br />

www.macquarie.com/salesandtradingdisclaimer.<br />

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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