From interest rates and debt to artificial intelligence and jobs, we're looking ahead to 2026.
It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.
I'm Liana Byrne.
What will happen to the US and China?
And will we be reverting back to cash?
Let's look ahead to what 2026 could hold for the global economy.
Will the US keep powering ahead?
Is China finally turning a corner?
And how much further can interest rates really fall?
Ross Muld.
Investment director at AJ Bell.
It's joining me from Leon.
Ross, you got caught up in a news story yesterday, didn't you?
I did.
We were coming home from a beautiful three-day break in Lille in northern France,
and then the Euro star service broke down.
There were no trains.
So after a frantic search, you're trying find any route home.
We've got a high-speed train to the south of France here in Lyon,
and we're actually taking an airplane home this evening,