The Fractured Age: How the Return of Geopolitics Will Splinter the Global Economy

THE LEADING FORECAST ON THE IMPACT OF TRUMP'S TARIFFS AROUND THE WORLD

"An exceptionally sensible, clear-headed and original thinker" The Financial Times

"The best book on the future of the global economy" The International Economy

The tectonic plates of the global order are shifting, creating new pressures that will strain long-standing financial structures.

BUT WHERE WILL THE WORLD'S NEW ECONOMIC FAULT LINES EMERGE?
AND HOW DISRUPTIVE WILL THEY BE?

In a clear and far-reaching reckoning, The Fractured Age lays bare the threats and opportunities that will shape the world economy over the coming decades. It charts the emergence of geopolitical blocs in a world undergoing profound change - blocs whose relative size and economic diversity will be pivotal in reordering everything from goods trade and investment flows to technology transfers and access to critical minerals.

As the world enters another period of seismic upheaval and a new global order emerges, understanding which economies are poised to benefit, and which will bear the costs, will be critical for effective decision-making throughout boardrooms and the halls of government.

As Chief Economist of one of the world's leading providers of independent macroeconomic and market research, Neil Shearing lays out a stark vision of the peaks and rifts that will unfold, and how they will fundamentally reshape the global economy in this fractured age.

As featured on Bloomberg, CNN, BBC and in The Financial Times


Author: Neil Shearing
Publisher: John Murray Business
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.06w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9781399825726

About the Author
Neil Shearing is Group Chief Economist at Capital Economics, the world's leading provider of independent macroeconomics and market research, whose output is read by more than 25,000 executives, policy makers and investment professionals each week across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Clients include the Fed, IMF, World Bank, European Central Bank and most major financial firms, including JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

Neil is a recognised expert on the global economy and travels regularly to meet clients and policymakers around the world. He writes for the Financial Times and appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, BBC News and the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4. His weekly note is read by thousands of people every Monday.

Previously Shearing has advised HM Treasury and the UK Chancellor and is an Associate Fellow in the Global Economy Programme at Chatham House.