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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