What to expect in the markets in 2022? [Download the Report]

Following the pandemic 2020, 2021 has been a period of enthusiasm - in both the global economy and markets. Massive stimulus resulted in very strong demand which created imbalances and price pressures, while market overliquidity pushed asset valuations to historic levels. What to expect in 2022? Is the overall consensus on the continuation of economic recovery and normalization correct? Or will inflation and supply problems negatively affect economic performance and investor sentiment? 

The answers to these and other questions can be found in the latest XTB special report for 2022.  

Shaky foundations 

The expansive monetary policy of central banks and powerful stimulus packages in response to the deep, but short-lived recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic have meant that at this point the business cycle may no longer function as usual. So what can we expect from 2022? 

In their report, analysts XTB they look closely at the current economic situation in the world, confronting the consensus of economists with hard data. The published report pays special attention to the future shape of the monetary policy of the most important central banks, as these maintained their bailouts much longer than necessary, which could make the payback more dramatic.

Key Markets

In addition to fundamental issues, the XTB report presents perspectives for the most important and popular market assets, such as the main ones stock indices, gold, EURUSD or kryptowaluty. Market forecasts seem to be of particular importance due to rising inflation around the world oil. 

Strong incentives from governments and central banks and a return to normalcy led to a marked recovery in oil demand in 2021. In such a situation, we were dealing with a moderate recovery of supply on the part of OPEC +, which in 2020 took drastic steps to stabilize the market. However, the restoration of supply did not go hand in hand with a dynamic rebound in demand, hence concerns that prices will lead to the so-called destruction of demand.