Davos hits ‘peak pessimism’ on Europe as US exuberance rises
https://www.ft.com/content/7071e5cb-b9ad-490e-8702-44e9434aab1f
https://www.ft.com/content/7071e5cb-b9ad-490e-8702-44e9434aab1f
Jeremy Warner:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/21/trump-20-will-leave-europe-looking-like-a-basket-case/
So here are a few of the things chief executives are saying about the US and wider world economies here in Davos.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of positivity around prospects for the US, India and parts of Latin America and South East Asia. But there is a real downer on the outlook for Europe, including the UK, where the economy has essentially ground to a halt and is not expected to show significant growth in any foreseeable future.
The quest to create European corporate champions
https://www.ft.com/content/87be2259-5e0e-4dce-a667-c9e7e26aff76
Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/21/trump-20-will-leave-europe-looking-like-a-basket-case/
So here are a few of the things chief executives are saying about the US and wider world economies here in Davos.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of positivity around prospects for the US, India and parts of Latin America and South East Asia. But there is a real downer on the outlook for Europe, including the UK, where the economy has essentially ground to a halt and is not expected to show significant growth in any foreseeable future.
The quest to create European corporate champions
https://www.ft.com/content/87be2259-5e0e-4dce-a667-c9e7e26aff76
Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumers.
Investors Bet Trump Will Make Europe Investable Again
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investors-bet-trump-will-make-europe-investable-again-8ed23eff
The big hope is that Europe will move faster to implement reforms in the face of competitive threats from the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investors-bet-trump-will-make-europe-investable-again-8ed23eff
The big hope is that Europe will move faster to implement reforms in the face of competitive threats from the U.S.