Economics

Pimco Sees a Good Economy in 2018 ‘Barring Zombie Apocalypse’

  • Firm cautions that markets have priced in bullish scenario
  • ‘Investors should start preparing for several key risks’
Joachim Fels, Pimco global economic adviser, discusses his investment outlook for 2018. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Pacific Investment Management Co. sees good times continuing in 2018 as global economies grow in sync, but the bond giant warns investors to brace for a downturn.

In a quarterly update to its cyclical outlook released Thursday, Pimco raised its 2018 forecast for global gross domestic product growth by a quarter percentage point to a range of 3 percent to 3.5 percent.