Finance and economics | The great reversal
Five financial trends that 2022 killed
A year of rising rates has scrambled markets
Financial markets’ nastiest surprises often come when something that is taken for granted is suddenly called into question—whether it’s rising tulip-bulb prices, functioning banks or a lockdown-free existence. Investors had a tough time in 2022. But given how many trends changed direction over the course of the year, the real surprise is that it was not nastier. Here were the most important reversals.
End of cheap money
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