Invitation-only Roundtable
The World in 2024
Wednesday 28th February
Singapore
This is meant to be the year when central banks pivot towards monetary easing, but there’s much uncertainty in markets around the speed with which inflation retreats, how economic growth will fare, and how fast and far policymakers will be willing to cut rates.
A panel of our senior economists hosted an exclusive, in-person roundtable discussion about the key global economic and financial market issues which will shape 2024. The team took questions from the audience about the macro and market outlook, including:
- How fast central banks will start to ease policy as signs of disinflation pile up;
- Whether equities will outshine bonds again this year;
- With its property sector in structural decline, how successful China will be in finding new sources of growth.
Meet our speakers:
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Neil Shearing
Group Chief Economist
Neil Shearing is our Group Chief Economist. He has overall responsibility for managing our team of economists and leading our research, as well as developing the firm’s products and its relationship with clients. He is also a director of the company. Neil is the first point of contact for many clients and presents regularly on the global economic and financial market outlook. He is a well-known voice within the investment community and has written articles in the Financial Times and a number of other newspapers, as well as appearing regularly on TV and radio. Prior to becoming Group Chief Economist, Neil was our Chief Emerging Markets Economist, managing a team that won several awards for forecast accuracy. He also managed our New York office. Neil joined Capital Economics from HM Treasury where he worked as an Economic Adviser in various areas, including fiscal policy and global economics. He holds degrees in Economics from the University of York and the University of London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Julian Evans-Pritchard
Head of China Economics
Julian Evans-Pritchard joined Capital Economics in September 2013. Based in Singapore, Julian works with Mark Williams to cover the Chinese economy. He speaks and reads Chinese, and previously worked as a translator for Caixin, one of China’s leading financial news providers. Julian holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from the University of York and is currently pursuing a masters degree in economics at the National University of Singapore. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Economic Society of Singapore.
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Thomas Mathews
Senior Markets Economist
Thomas Mathews is a Senior Markets Economist focusing on bonds and equities as part of our Global Markets Service. Prior to joining Capital Economics in 2020 he worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia, in both financial markets and economics departments. Thomas holds a Master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, and undergraduate qualifications in economics, mathematics and philosophy.
