Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Hong Kong, and New Zealand are emerging as some of the most attractive destinations for internationally mobile wealth in 2026, while the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Norway, and South Korea are facing growing competitiveness pressures as tax reforms, fiscal uncertainty, and policy shifts prompt wealthy individuals and families to reassess their options.

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.

As if there wasn’t enough for Global Mobility teams to manage, 2026 brings a new raft of compliance considerations around temporary housing.