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Effects of geopolitics and pandemic developments on the global economy and financial markets

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Thanos Papasavvas, founder & CIO of ABP Invest and regular Bloomberg TV guest, shares his views on the global impact of the US Presidential Election; the new multipolar world forged by the US, EU & Russia, China; the socio-political impact of Covid-19 on economies and finances; the short, medium and long term outlook for economies and markets, and finally; questions around the sustainability of the global equity market rally and the status of the US dollar’s global reserve.

11 Nov 2020 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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