JL-040 · Prof Jiang Xueqin · said
The global economy will suffer greatly over the few months following the lecture.
Prof Jiang Xueqin said this on 3 March 2026. Our assessment, on the public evidence linked below, is confirmed.
What Prof Jiang Xueqin said
“we can expect that the entire global economy will suffer greatly over the next few months”
Our assessment
The World Bank cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5% on 11 June 2026, from 2.9%, the weakest since the pandemic, after Brent went from 61 to 118 dollars a barrel in the first quarter, the largest inflation-adjusted quarterly rise in data going back to 1988.
Evidence
This is our opinion, reached from the quote alongside it and the evidence linked here. How we score.
Verdict history 1
- reviewed batch, 3 August 2026Pending changed to Confirmed
The World Bank cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5% on 11 June 2026, from 2.9%, the weakest since the pandemic, after Brent went from 61 to 118 dollars a barrel in the first quarter, the largest inflation-adjusted quarterly rise in data going back to 1988.