THE hunt for economic growth has been essential in most societies for hundreds of years. So, if I say that economic growth will be an important factor in 2022, then that prediction seems less epoch-making. However, it is my assessment that by next year, investors' focus will be incredibly much more oriented toward economic growth, simply the classic gross domestic product (GDP) growth, which is also an indication of what the financial markets will particularly react to next year.
I do not always consider GDP growth to be the most responsive factor despite the perpetual appetite for higher economic growth. The current year has already shown strong reactions to other important factors included in the financial markets equation such as inflation and interest rate expectations.
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