Five Questions Shaping the 2026 Outlook

About this episode

Jason Thomas explores five key questions shaping the outlook for 2026 in this annual episode.

In this special annual outlook episode of Insights & Indicators, Jason Thomas explores five questions for 2026 that highlight key forces shaping markets, policy, and investment opportunities in the year ahead. Our research disclosure is available at https://www.carlyle.com/notices-and-disclaimers.

People in this episode

Host: Carlyle

Guest: Jason Thomas

Topics covered

• market outlook
• investment opportunities
• policy analysis
• economic forces
• annual forecast

Keywords

• 2026 outlook
• investment
• markets
• policy
• economic forces

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlyle

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