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Blackstone’s quarterly outlook highlights the investment firm’s concerns about sticky inflation and its impact on margins and valuations



Blackstone’s latest overview of the global economy doesn’t make for cheerful reading: the way it sees things, there are three massive threats facing the world’s economies. But the New York investment firm also sees opportunities…

# **What are the three big risks?**

# **1. Recession**

The risks of a recession are higher in **Europe** than in the US – and mostly that’s down to the Russia-Ukraine war and sharply higher energy costs. And the economic slowdown in **China** has everyone feeling the pinch: it’s been one of the world’s key economic drivers but now is seeing meager (for China) growth of less than 3% per year.

For **the US**, meanwhile, Blackstone uses a six-point checklist to determine when a recession has hit. And the world’s biggest economy already has four checkmarks. That m

Higher inflation tends to move stocks and bonds in tandem, so if stocks fall, bonds may too.



Crowd sentiment is sharply negative, and a rally in equities and bonds is possible.



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Here’s Where Blackstone Sees Opportunities Now

Here’s Where Blackstone Sees Opportunities Now

What are the three big risks?

1. Recession

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The Two Big Risks Ahead For US Banks, And What It All Means For Your Portfolio