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The UK's the worst of a bad bunch | Inditex might be ready to shop | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for June 9th in 3:15 minutes. 🎮 We’re not playing around with this next event. Join Digital Development Management’s John Sutyak for [How To 1UP Your Portfolio With Video Games]( on Thursday, and find out how to take your investments all the way to boss level. [Grab your free ticket]( Today's big stories - Two major economic organizations lowered their growth expectations for this year - With signs emerging that stocks might be about to rally, here are the ones that could benefit most – [Read Now]( - Inditex reported booming quarterly profits Dark Days [Dark Days] What’s Going On Here? Not one, but two major intergovernmental economic organizations [slashed]( their forecasts for global economic growth this week. What Does This Mean? The OECD and the World Bank weren’t exactly in good spirits when they [gave]( their 2022 forecasts in December and January, and it goes without saying that a lot’s happened since then. Just a recap in case you’ve been off the grid: the Ukraine war has driven up the price of energy and food across the world, while China’s zero-Covid policy has disrupted international trade. So things were only going to go one way: the OECD has now downgraded its global economic forecast from 4.5% to 3%, and the World Bank from 4.1% to 2.9%. Both of them put it down to skyrocketing prices, with the OECD even near-doubling its inflation forecast for its member countries in 2022. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: Brits are in the… As for next year, the OECD is expecting the global economy will grow just 2.8%. But its outlook for one country is particularly dire: the organization doesn’t [think]( the UK economy will grow at all. That’s because its inflation rate is higher than most other advanced economies, meaning it’ll need to raise interest rates faster to keep prices under control. That and rising taxes will put a dampener on spending, which could cripple the UK’s growth. In fact, only Russia – hobbled by sanctions – is set to perform worse among the G20. Zooming out: It could be worse. The OECD did say that it was more hopeful that we wouldn’t see [stagflation]( – the combination of high inflation, low growth – on the scale that we did in the 1970s, when an oil price surge led to runaway prices and severe unemployment. It pointed out that developed economies are driven more by services than by energy these days, while central banks – now mostly independent from governments – are freer to make tough decisions to tackle inflation. You might also like: [Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy. Here’s why you shouldn’t.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Dark Days&utm_campaign=daily-global-09-06-2022&utm_source=email) Analyst Take Is This The Rally You’ve Been Waiting For? [Is This The Rally You’ve Been Waiting For?]( [Photo of Carl Hazeley] Carl Hazeley, Analyst It’s hard not to feel like we’re in a state of limbo right now. After all, we’re just waiting to see if some bleak economic news will suddenly drive stocks even lower than the [13% they’ve already fallen]( this year. Or maybe we’re hoping for [something]( to suggest there’s life in the old stocks yet, giving us a glimmer of hope for some much-needed gains. Well, it turns out there might already be [a few encouraging signs](, as well as [a handful of stocks]( that could benefit most if this bounceback does come to pass. 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Moneybags [Moneybags] What’s Going On Here? Inditex – the world’s biggest clothing house – [announced]( on Wednesday that it finally made more in profit last quarter than it did before the pandemic. What Does This Mean? Let’s face it, the dream is over: you had no choice but to start wearing pants – or as we call them, leg prisons – once lockdowns came to an end. So you’ve been rushing in your droves to the likes of Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, and fast-to-market brand Zara, which helped parent company Inditex bring in 36% more revenue and 80% more profit last quarter than the same time in 2021 ([tweet this](). Demand was so high, in fact, that Inditex was able to navigate two potentially disastrous pitfalls. For one thing, it was able to offset the 24% rise in operating costs by upping its prices without losing customers. And for another, its strong showing in the UK, the US, and Europe made up for the closure of over 500 stores in Russia – its second-biggest market by real estate. Why Should I Care? Zooming in: If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em. Despite a tough time during the pandemic, Inditex has now amassed a cash pile of around $10 billion. And while hoarding cash has always been part of its playbook, analysts are [speculating]( that it could be eyeing a big purchase in the form of struggling German online retailer Zalando. That could be a shrewd move, both because it would eliminate a competitor and allow Inditex to profit from the company’s digital know-how. It wouldn’t break the bank either: Zalando’s shares have halved in value since January. The bigger picture: Inditex goes shabby chic. Fast fashion and the environment aren’t exactly happy bedfellows, but Inditex is trying to change that: the company [agreed]( last month to buy 30% of the recycled fiber produced by Finland’s Infinited Fiber Company for three years in a deal worth $100 million. 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