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05/25/2026 Weekly analysis
One of the most interesting phenomena of the current economic cycle is that a growing part of the global economy is beginning to behave much less sensitively than usual to rising prices, interest rates hikes and geopolitical uncertainty. Traditionally, an energy crisis accompanied by a sharp tightening of financial conditions would have caused a much more intense slowdown in consumption, investment and economic activity. However, that is not happening —or at least not with the usual intensity— at the present time.