Economic Dangers for 2015 and Beyond

Investing isn’t done in a vacuum. Thanks to globalization, most economies in advanced as well as emerging economies are now intimately connected—and when one of them topples, it can cause a ripple effect around the entire globe, affecting investors worldwide.

That’s why it’s imperative for any smart investor to be aware of the macroeconomic and geopolitical forces that are in play right now.

The Roubini’s Edge team has put together an in-depth special report titled Five Serious Economic Dangers for 2015 and Beyond, which details the greatest risks we’re facing right now:

• Euro-crash. With a very real risk of deflation looming, the euro zone might become a destabilizing force in the global economy.
• Can Japan survive another lost decade? Abenomics may be backfiring, squeezing consumers, increasing economic hardship, and causing Japanese corporations to give up on their domestic market.
• China slowdown. China’s financial system is exhibiting signs of significant stress. If its economic growth slows too much, it will severely affect commodities and trade-driven economies, like the US.
• Geopolitical risks abound: Find out all about the seven biggest powder kegs in the world today.
• Dollar shock. The recent strengthening in the US dollar is viewed as a positive by most Americans, but the dollar’s upside could be limited by the crushing effect it has on emerging markets.