Podcasts from Irish Funds

Economics Outlook, 2025 and Beyond - Christian Schulz, Citi (UK Symposium 2024)

Podcasts from Irish Funds

Show Notes

Today we are bringing you the next episode in our series of recordings from the Irish Funds 11th Annual UK Symposium, which took place on November 21st in London.

This episode features a presentation entitled “Economics Outlook, 2025 and Beyond” which was given by Christian Schulz, Deputy Chief European Economist at Citi.

During this presentation, Christian explores 2025’s European economic outlook, highlighting growth support, inflation trends, fiscal policies, and the effects of trade, security, and energy policies on both the Euro Area and the US.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts from the UK Symposium coming soon.

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