Signpost: A long hard slog – Annual Outlook 2009

  • 11 December, 2008
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Barclays Wealth - Long Hard Slog image.JPGBarclays Wealth believes global growth will sit at 1 per cent in 2009, the lowest rate since the second world war. As well as including macroeconomic forecasts and their implications for investment, the report suggests adopting a defensive investment portfolio for the first quarter of 2009, and shifting into credit and equities over the course of the year, building risk positions more forcefully in the second half.

 
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