Could markets topple the global economy?

From The Economist.

What will the next year hold for the global economy? In the week we publish our new edition of The World Ahead, our future-gazing guide to the coming year, our top editors consider what an AI stockmarket correction could mean for the global economy and the US consumer.

00:00 – How markets could topple the economy
00:46 – Exposure of the US consumer to the stockmarket
02:06 – How AI compares to previous technological bubbles
03:09 – How the Trump administration could react
05:06 – Impact on the rest of the world
06:39 – Is AI really taking people’s jobs?

Watch the full show: https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/the-world-ahead-how-2026-will-shape-the-next-decade

What to expect from 2026: https://www.economist.com/topics/the-world-ahead-2026

An optimistic guide to the coming year in America: https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/12/an-optimistic-guide-to-the-coming-year-in-america

How markets could topple the global economy: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/11/13/how-markets-could-topple-the-global-economy

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