ECA’s Global Mobility Now 2026 survey reveals a rise in AI use, alongside potential risk due to immature governance

The United States is the world’s largest economy, significantly bigger than China and six times larger than the third and fourth largest economies, Germany and India. So the health and growth of the US is vitally important for the economic fortunes of the rest of the world, especially because of its global trade links. In a recent speech to the New York Council of Relocation Professionals (NYCORP), Dr Paul Sheard, Australian American economist, policy commentator and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Power of Money, gave his update on the health of the US economy and his vision of the future.

Knight Frank, the leading independent global property consultancy has launched its landmark 20th edition of The Wealth Report revealing the findings of Knight Frank’s Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100) which covers price performance across 100 global luxury housing markets. It reports a 3.2% average rise in prime prices in 2025, outperforming mainstream housing markets for the second consecutive year.