Downgrade Parade: Conflict Is Hitting the Forecasts | S3 E141 | 04-27-26

About this episode

Megan Horneman discusses the impact of the Middle East conflict on the global economic outlook and recent downgrades from major agencies.

The global economic outlook is starting to shift as the ongoing Middle East conflict and continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns about slower growth and higher inflation. In this episode of Markets with Megan, Megan Horneman takes a look at the latest economic downgrades from major global agencies, including the IMF, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and Germany’s economic ministry. She explains why elevated energy prices, supply ...

People in this episode

Host: Megan Horneman

Topics covered

• economic outlook
• Middle East conflict
• inflation
• economic downgrades
• energy prices
• global agencies

Keywords

• economic outlook
• inflation
• Middle East conflict
• IMF
• energy prices
• economic downgrades

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMF, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Germany’s economic ministry

Places: Middle East, Strait of Hormuz

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