About this episode

Cynthia Chan and Christian Scarafia discuss the resilience of bank forecasts amidst economic changes and highlight Italy and Switzerland as emerging leaders.

Fitch's Cynthia Chan & Christian Scarafia reveal why bank forecasts refuse to crack, from higher-for-longer rates to leaner operations. And the surprise standouts? Italy and Switzerland are pulling ahead. Listen now.

People in this episode

Guests: Cynthia Chan, Christian Scarafia

Topics covered

• bank forecasts
• economic trends
• interest rates
• financial operations
• Italy
• Switzerland

Keywords

• bank forecasts
• interest rates
• economic trends
• Italy
• Switzerland
• financial operations
• Fitch Ratings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fitch Ratings

Places: Italy, Switzerland

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