Mohamed El-Erian is chief economic adviser to Allianz, writing today in the Financial Times

He argues:

Both backward-reading and forward-looking indicators confirm that the global economy is experiencing a pick-up in growth that is synchronised, real and multi-dimensional.

All of the world's most systemically important engines of global expansion

  • China,
  • Europe,
  • Japan
  • and the US

have been shifting into higher gear

The full piece is here and worth a read from this very smart chap indeed. The Financial Times, of course, may be gated, but its possible to get a freebie sample story or two.

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