By many metrics, the world is facing record levels of turmoil, both in terms of the global economy and the geopolitical landscape. This new world disorder reflects a wide variety of factors, leaving investors and business leaders wondering how best to hedge against so much uncertainty.Many factors are contributing to deteriorating GDP forecasts and greater volatility, including deglobalization, now exacerbated by tariffs, heightened inflation risks, and technological competition between the United States and China. Meanwhile, geopolitical uncertainty is growing as a result of widening regional fissures, the reconstitution of emerging-market trading blocs, such as the BRICS+ grouping of major emerging economies, and ongoing hot wars. And social uncertainty – stemming from record levels of migration and displacement – is fueling populism and distrust of government in many advanced economies.
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