Global Economic Outlook 2025

A dynamic interplay of persistent challenges and transformative opportunities defines the global economic outlook for 2025. Ongoing geopolitical tensions, including the war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East, continue to cast uncertainty over the global landscape.

Trade disputes, elections, energy market volatility, and regional conflicts shape economies worldwide. At the same time, 2025 marks a critical juncture where emerging opportunities in fields such as artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and advanced technology are poised to drive innovation and reshape global markets. These trends offer potential pathways to resilience and growth, even as businesses, policymakers, and investors navigate the complexities of inflation, shifting trade policies, and supply chain adjustments.

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, for an exclusive session with Dr. Jay Bryson as he unpacks the key forces shaping the global economy in 2025.

Dr. Bryson will deliver an in-depth analysis of financial markets and macroeconomic trends, including:

  • GDP growth projections for major regions,
  • Assessments of labor market conditions, and
  • Insights into inflation and interest rate trends in leading economies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable perspectives on the economic challenges and opportunities ahead.

 

 

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Program Information: 

Date:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Check-In, Breakfast & Networking:
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Presentation & Discussion:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Location:
Knight Theater Directions
Cost:
$15 (WACC Member | Student | Teacher | YPWACC Rate)
$35 (Non-Member Rate)

  • Please call 704-687-772 for credit card payments over the phone.
  • Checks can be mailed to “World Affairs Council of Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., CHHS 227, Charlotte, NC 28223.”

 

 

 

Biography: 

Jay Bryson is a managing director and the Chief Economist for Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking, a position he has held since August 2018. In this role, Jay leads the Economics Group, which provides analysis on economic and financial developments in the major economies of the world as well as forecasts of macroeconomic variables in these economies. He was Wells Fargo’s Global Economist between 1998 and 2018.

Before joining Wells Fargo in 1998, Jay was an economist in the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC. He started his career as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama. Jay has also lectured on international economics and macroeconomics at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University. He has published in academic and popular economic journals, and his comments on the economy regularly appear in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and USA Today. He makes frequent appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV.

Jay is a member of the American Economic Association and the Charlotte Economics Club. He is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and served on its board of directors from 2010 to 2013. Jay received his BA and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.