1. “Interesting Times” Global Economy in Wisconsin ICE Chris Kuehl Managing Director – Armada Corporate Intelligence Economic Analyst – FMA, NACM

2. How Americans See Europe

3. How Europeans See America

4. Trump’s Foreign Policy (so far)
America First
Assertion of unfair trade practices, currency manipulation etc.
Desire for more burden sharing – Nato, IMF etc.
Desire to discourage imports and promote exports
Quasi-isolationist
Not supportive of institutions such as WTO
Stepped up defense spending
Aggressive tactics as far as Terrorism is concerned
Allies and Enemies
Deep distrust of China and Europe in general
Ambivalent towards emerging market states
Potential rapprochement with Russia

5. Global Growth

6. Regional Growth Rates

7. We Are BIG and that can be an Issue

8. Major European Issues Brexit, Frexit, Nexit, Grexit
Geert Wilders fell just short but still a factor
Marine Le Pen has half of Europe terrified
What is up with Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal these days
Relations with the US
Eurozone economies starting to recover a little
Immigration still vexes the whole continent
Middle East and North Africa
Eastern Europe
Looming Economic Issues
Aging population – labor shortage
Productivity and role of government
National Defense

9. PMI Data for Europe

10. Looking Up

11. Brexit Still a Threat

12. EU and China

13. Public Debt

14. Competitiveness

15. Forgotten Europe?

16. Hmmmm.

17. Asian Economic Issues
How to perk up the Chinese economy and what will the US relationship look like in the years to come.
Will Japan be able to sustain the trade based growth of late? What happens to the yen?
Does South Korea shake off this latest political mess?
What is anyone going to do about North Korea?
Will the real Narendra Modi please stand up?
What does the Philippines do with Duterte?
Can Australia prosper if China isn’t?
What does the rest of Southeast Asia look like?
Vietnam
Indonesia
Malaysia

18. India Rising

19. Asian Forecasts

20. Still Rapid Progress

21. Status Projected for 2020

22. Digging Out of a Hole

23. Latin American Issues
Brazil in recession with a side of political crisis
Argentina back in the good graces of the financial community
Leftist disasters continue in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador
Central American instability expands and related to US immigration
Mexico deeply worried
Trade barriers and tariffs
The wall
Drug war and expanded crisis
Succession planning

24. Latin Progress

25. Growth Forecasts

26. Growth Trends Look Bleak for Mexico

27. This is Where it all Started

28. Growth and Politics

29. Middle Eastern Economic Issues
Starts and ends with oil prices
Cost of dealing with terror and conflicts in the region
Syria
Yemen
Libya
Iraq
ISIS and related groups
Egypt reemergent
Israeli impact
Future of Saudi Arabia
Iran – moderates and hardliners

31. Confidence Levels

32. Terrorism Threats

33. African Economic Issues
Large and young population
Economic success stories
Rwanda
Botswana
Ghana
Economic disasters
DRC
Sub-Saharan states
Should be better than they are
Nigeria
South Africa
Kenya

34. Who are the Dominant Players?

35. Rise of the Middle Income

38. You KNOW you Want More!!!
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