Author: Naomi Chan
As central banks hold rates at multi-decade highs and inflation proves stickier than expected, business leaders face a strategic environment that rewards discipline and punishes complacency. Here is what the new rate reality means for your cost of capital, your pricing strategy, and the decisions you make in the next 12 months.
The old CEO rulebook, command, control, and quarterly results, is being replaced. Here’s what modern leadership actually demands in 2025 and beyond.
Global GDP is growing at 3.3% according to the IMF, the OECD pegs it at 2.9%, and the World Bank is cautiously optimistic at 2.6%. By historical standards, that’s respectable. But strip away the headline figures and what you find is an economy running on two engines that are pulling in opposite directions: artificial intelligence and trade fragmentation. One is pouring trillions into the system. The other is ripping up the wiring.That tension is the story of 2026. And if you’re running a business, it’s the one you can’t afford to ignore.The five macro forces shaping the 2026 global economy…