Allianz Research

Allianz Global Wealth Report 2024:
Surprising relief

Half-Time Outlook 2026-27: AI holds the score, growth slows to +2.5%

As the Middle East conflict de-escalates – despite temporary flare-ups – we expect only a mild slowdown in global growth in 2026 to +2.5%, followed by a rebound to +2.9% in 2027, broadly in line with our previous baseline outlook. 

Credit risk relocated, not removed: Newton’s cradle transmitting risk across BBB, HY, and private credit

US credit looks calm on the surface – spreads tight, headline growth cheerful – but the risk has simply migrated.

Low earth, high stakes: The LEO satellite race between AI demand and geopolitical fragmentation

SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO puts a public price on a conviction private investors already hold: space is a durable investment vertical, not a passing cycle.