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2024 Annual Wealth Outlook
Slow then grow: Investing in the markets’ big reset

2024 Annual Wealth Outlook

Slow then grow: Investing in the markets’ big reset

As we enter 2024, we are faced with several conundrums as investors. Given how high interest rates are, how has the world economy avoided recession? Is a downturnimminent? With all of the geopolitical challenges, what should we consider when investing for the future?

Welcome to Wealth Outlook 2024: Citi Global Wealth’s annual report presents our assessment of the global economy and the potential opportunities that follow for the coming year and beyond.

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Global Strategy
Global Strategy

Global Strategy ꟾ Quadrant February 29, 2024

Forecast Update: A “Challenging Resilience”

The US economy continues to outperform, strengthening the world growth outlook, but also challenging it with tight monetary policy. We’ve raised our 2024 real GDP estimate for the US from +1.6% to +2.0% (Fed rate cuts of limited scope are still expected to begin at mid-year).

We’ve long expected a global trade and manufacturing rebound within 2024. Signs of recovery are emerging a bit earlier, suggesting less acceleration later. As such, 2025’s growth forecasts have been reduced slightly. Our world GDP growth estimate for 2024 is revised up marginally to 2.3%. We expect a 2.7% gain in 2025, down from an estimated +2.8%.

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Sustainable Investing Spotlight

Sustainable Investing Spotlight

Planting for tomorrow: Weaving sustainability into the path toward food security

Rising global food insecurity has come under the spotlight following a series of geopolitical shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Food security concerns have also been compounded by the effects of a shifting climate and increasing evidence of damage caused by accelerating biodiversity loss and water scarcity. Amid concerns about immediate and long-term food security, agriculture policies are caught in the crossfire between short-term food security and sustainability.

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Warning: Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance.

Warning: These figures are estimates / examples only. They are not a reliable guide to the future performance of this investment.