We're entering a new economic super cycle.
We're entering a new economic super cycle.
  • The economy is at the edge of a new "super cycle," underpinned by AI and decarbonization, a Goldman Sachs analyst said.
  • It marks a change from the drivers of the last supercycle that began in the 1980s. 
  • The AI boom has momentum, and its spillover effects will improve productivity, spurring a new period of growth.

The global economy is shifting into a new era of growth, driven by the artificial intelligence boom and decarbonization.

Four decades ago, the global economy embarked on the current super cycle, when interest rates and inflation peaked and paved the way for a period of gargantuan growth dubbed the "long boom."

And it's about time for another cycle to kick off, according to one analyst.