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De economie in 2023 – waarom wij afwijken van de marktconsensus

Momenteel lijken de markten zich te concentreren op een hoopvol vooruitzicht voor 2023. De activaprijzen wijzen erop dat de inflatie snel zal afnemen, dat de Amerikaanse Federal Reserve minder hawkish zal worden en dat de wereldwijde groei niet veel zwakker zal zijn dan in 2022. Het monetaire beleid is echter veranderlijk, de geopolitieke onzekerheid is groot en de sterke arbeidsmarkten worden gedempt door zwakte in de woningbouw en andere sectoren. Dit alles maakt een reeks verschillende uitkomsten mogelijk.

The wisdom of crowds can be powerful. But in times of heightened uncertainty, it can be helpful to understand potential risks.

At the moment, markets appear to be crystallising around a hopeful outlook for 2023. Asset prices suggest inflation will begin to subside quickly, the US Federal Reserve will become less hawkish and global growth will not be that much weaker than in 2022. However, monetary policy is fluid, geopolitical uncertainty is high, and strong labour markets are being offset by weakness in housing and other areas. Together, this allows for a range of possible outcomes.

There are four contrarian scenarios in which our economists think current market consensus, as reflected in asset prices, may not be the most probable outcome.

Jared Franz, for example, says the Fed will keep rates higher for longer, yet when the economy recovers, it will be stronger than prior rebounds. Meanwhile, Robert Lind argues that European policymakers will likely run looser fiscal policies and tolerate higher inflation. Stephen Green says the Chinese consumer will take time to rebound, and currency analyst Jens Søndergaard warns it is too early to call for the end of the US dollar’s bull run.


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Jared Franz is an economist with 18 years of investment industry experience. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northwestern University and attended the U.S. Naval Academy. 

Robert Lind is an economist with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University.

Stephen Green is an economist at Capital Group, responsible for covering Asia. He has 18 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for eight years. He holds a PhD in government from the London School of Economics and a first-class honours degree in social and political sciences from Cambridge University. Stephen is based in Hong Kong.

Jens Søndergaard is a currency analyst at Capital Group. He has 17 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 10 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he worked as an economist covering the Euro area and the UK. Prior to joining Capital, he was a senior European economist at Nomura, a senior economist at the Bank of England and an assistant professor at The Johns Hopkins University. He holds a PhD in economics and a master’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. Jens is based in London.