The economy in 2026: What risks lie ahead? With Gita Gopinath

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  It's been Davos week, which means panels, speeches, and,

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  since President Trump was involved, a heavy dose of economic chaos.

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  As I'm recording this, he has changed his mind about taking Greenland.

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  How friendly.

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  Maybe we'll get a bit of calm.

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  But probably not for long.

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  This week we're going to look ahead to ask what is in store for the global economy in 2026.

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  This is The Economics Show with me, Simea Keynes, from The Financial Times.

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  I've been away for a while, having a baby and writing a book, and from next week,

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  I'll be taking the mic back, making sense of economic events,

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  digging behind the headlines and nerding out about my favourite subject.

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  But before I return properly,

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  I wanted to share a conversation my colleague Martin Wolf had at Davos this week with Gita Gopinath.

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  Martin is the FT's chief economics commentator.

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  Gita is a former deputy managing director at the IMF,

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  now professor of economics at Harvard University.

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  They sat down in the FT Live studio at the World Economic Forum to explore what lies ahead for the global economy.

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  Over to Martin and Gita.

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  So, Gita, if I may, let's start by talking about how you see the world economy now.

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  We've just seen the IMF's update of its world economic outlook.

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