{"id":121733,"date":"2026-01-05T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqiglobal.com\/blog\/?p=121733"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:48:34","slug":"global-economic-outlook-2026-is-growth-becoming-illusional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqiglobal.com\/blog\/global-economic-outlook-2026-is-growth-becoming-illusional\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Economic Outlook 2026: Is Growth Becoming Illusional?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121735\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-865x865.jpg 865w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-642x642.jpg 642w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110931\/GEO-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Global economy is still looking&nbsp;for&nbsp;growth as it navigates through <strong>uncertain and tempestuous times<\/strong>. <strong>Equities<\/strong>, <strong>real&nbsp;estate<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>commodities&nbsp;<\/strong>remain&nbsp;<strong>favorable&nbsp;<\/strong>for smart and sophisticated&nbsp;global investors. Bonds may remain under pressure. <strong>Dollars<\/strong> are likely to <strong>stay weaker as FED stays dovish<\/strong> amid slowing&nbsp;down in US economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121736\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-865x865.jpg 865w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-642x642.jpg 642w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110936\/GEO-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qe-comes-back-in-the-market\">QE Comes Back in the Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QE is coming<\/strong>. The Fed started cutting&nbsp;rates in <strong>Sep 2024 with the 30-yr yield below 4%.<\/strong>&nbsp;They&rsquo;ve&nbsp;now cut <strong>150&nbsp;bps&nbsp;and the 30-yr is at 4.8%. <\/strong>The Fed may be done with inflation, but inflation&nbsp;isn&rsquo;t&nbsp;done with the Fed. If long&nbsp;yields keep rising, they&nbsp;won&rsquo;t&nbsp;admit a policy mistake &ndash;&nbsp;they&rsquo;ll&nbsp;just bring&nbsp;back QE. In the end, all roads lead to&#8239;easing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wall Street is betting&nbsp;on another strong&nbsp;year in 2026, expecting&nbsp;d<strong>ouble-digit stock&nbsp;gains <\/strong>despite fears around <strong>Big&nbsp;Tech&rsquo;s massive AI<\/strong> spending&nbsp;and bubbling&nbsp;investor nerves over a possible <strong>AI-driven market&#8239;surge.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-investors-are-asking-the-key-question-gold-or-stocks-which-have-held-nbsp-its-nbsp-value-better-since-2000-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp\">Investors are Asking the Key Question<strong>: Gold or Stocks, which have held&nbsp;its&nbsp;value better since 2000.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121737\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7685562883610995;width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-370x481.jpg 370w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3-642x835.jpg 642w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05110942\/GEO-3.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-growth-outlook-of-various-economies-in-2026\">Growth Outlook of Various Economies in 2026.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As per economist magazine vs Market expectation:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121739\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.522831136458058;width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image.png 868w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-370x243.png 370w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-865x568.png 865w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-642x422.png 642w, https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05111520\/image-344x225.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3862e714-e039-49a6-b103-e6fb7bea3a2c\" href=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05102817\/FA-Newsletter-Jan.pdf\">Discover more here:<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iqiglobal-web-revamp.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/05102817\/FA-Newsletter-Jan.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3862e714-e039-49a6-b103-e6fb7bea3a2c\">Download Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global economy is still looking&nbsp;for&nbsp;growth as it navigates through uncertain and tempestuous times. Equities, real&nbsp;estate&nbsp;and commodities&nbsp;remain&nbsp;favorable&nbsp;for smart and sophisticated&nbsp;global investors. Bonds may remain under pressure. Dollars are likely to stay weaker as FED stays dovish amid slowing&nbsp;down in US economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; QE Comes Back in the Market QE is coming. 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