COVID-19 has been a driving force in markets over the past two years, and it will likely continue to be a factor in 2022. Inflation is another major risk to markets in the coming year, and the combined impact of these threats could trigger a stagflationary shock to the markets. China is another major market mover, and with lockdowns persisting and the government growing bolder in its market interventions, investors should keep a close eye on the Middle Kingdom in 2022. With the current trading year drawing to a close, experts are already making forecasts about the coming year largely based on the trends that have defined the current year. However, unlike in previous years, analysts are acutely aware that the Covid years have been littered with predictions that never panned out, with the pandemic triggering some serious market idiosyncrasies. For starters, Goldman Sachs points out that equity market […]