A credit market collapse , declining Treasury yields and unemployment at a 50-year low are among the shocks that could predict hard rock global markets in 2018 . They also suggest the Federal Reserve losing its independence , a credit Street plunge of 25 % , bitcoin crashing to $ 1,000 and Tencent ##ennial Apple in value as possible black swans . Events very likely to have an effect on markets include rising inflation , US political unrest and a reversal of confidence or dissatisfaction over the process leading to Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn being elected UK prime minister .
A credit market crash, flattening Treasury yields and unemployment at a 50-year low are among the shocks that economists predict could rock global markets in 2018. They also suggest the Federal Reserve losing its independence, a Wall Street plunge of 25%, bitcoin crashing to $1,000 and Tencent overtaking Apple in value as possible black swans. Events very likely to have an effect on markets include rising inflation, US political unrest and a reversal of Brexit or dissatisfaction over the process leading to Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn being elected UK prime minister.