Allianz Research

Allianz Global Wealth Report 2024:
Surprising relief

Brexit: A UK-EU trade deal is unlikely in 2020

A trade deal agreement with the EU by June 2020 seems unlikely, paving the way for a longer transition period.

Mexico: The great flattening

Q4 2019 Mexico’s GDP growth came in unchanged from Q3, which confirms our view that it has escaped technical recession, yet remaining flat for the second half of the year.

Getting high on low interest rates – How falling interest rates have driven savings higher

Our results show that the impact of interest rates on savings behavior is remarkably low. Demography and social policies have a stronger role to play here: precautionary and retirement provisions seem to take the lead in savings behavior in Europe.