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Look beyond the near term to explore the trends shaping our future—from AI and disruptive technologies to the future of capital markets, sustainability and climate, the impacts of global volatility, and the future of energy. Discover the latest special reports from experts across our organization, the flagship thought leadership Look Forward Journals covering key market themes, and the biweekly Look Forward Podcast for deeper dives with industry experts, powered by the S&P Global Institute.

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Look Forward Journal

Volume 13

19 March 2026

Energy Futures

The global energy system is entering an era of expansion, where affordability, reliability, competitiveness and geopolitical resilience are taking precedence over the energy transition.

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Volume 12

2 December 2025

Data Center Frontiers

The global surge in data centers is fueling AI-driven economic growth while introducing new energy, resource, and sustainability challenges.

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Volume 10

26 June 2025

Future of Capital Markets

Volatility and uncertainty are persistent challenges for financial markets, making it difficult to clearly visualize the future of capital markets. Still, financial markets continue to innovate and adapt, with a relentless drive to ensure that they can support and enable future business and capital needs. Private capital and digitalization advance that future by enabling a dynamic and scalable debt capital market.

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Volume 9

4 March 2025

Energy at the Crossroads

The energy industry is at a crossroads, with new pathways and directions emerging. This edition of Look Forward assesses the state of the energy transition and the pragmatic path forward, highlighting essential truths about the direction of global energy markets and climate change, and the potential impact of AI on optimization and innovation across energy value chains.

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Volume 8

4 Dec 2024

Artificial Intelligence

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, AI is a transformative force revolutionizing business, the economy and society. In the eighth edition of Look Forward, S&P Global offers a balanced look at AI complexity by highlighting the opportunities and risks in three parts: AI and labor, AI and energy, and AI and society.

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Volume 7

19 Oct 2024

Emerging Markets:
A Decisive Decade

Emerging markets are strategically positioned to drive global economic growth through the expansion of their domestic markets and to benefit from the reconfiguration of supply chains, trade and investment.

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Volume 6

13 March 2024

Multidimensional Transition

The global energy system has been in continuous transition for centuries, but it is the current transition that has everyone talking.

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Volume 5

21 Feb 2024

Supply Chain 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world realized that supply chains are fragile and can have significant national strategic implications, especially at a time when geopolitical competition is on the rise.

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Volume 4

10 Jan 2024

Funding the Future

As we look ahead to 2030, the world faces unprecedented, accelerated and multifaceted transitions. With global debt potentially reaching $336 trillion, can we afford to confront the global challenges of climate, and who has the capacity to pay?

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Volume 3

3 Aug 2023

India's Moment

Our world is in the midst of an unprecedented period of transition and uncertainty, but one fact that unites all observers is that India faces a defining opportunity to capitalize on this moment.

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Volume 2

18 April 2023

Private Markets

While public markets remain essential to the global economy, many companies today have grown to dominant market positions without ever engaging with public financing.

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Volume 1

13 Jan 2023

A World in Disruption

The disruptions at play are reshaping the global economy, capital markets and geopolitical order for the long term. Both challenges and opportunities will emerge from this period of profound transformation.

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Partner Perspectives: Unlocking Potential Ahead with S&P Global and Vanguard

Partner Perspectives is a new thought-leadership initiative that convenes leading institutions to examine the trends shaping global markets.

Sponsored by S&P Global's Look Forward Council, Partner Perspectives delivers forward-looking analysis that helps market participants navigate uncertainty, identify opportunities and anticipate what's ahead.

The first volume, jointly produced with Vanguard, explores shifts in global market structure, from index diversification and fixed income resilience to accelerating private market innovation.

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Look Forward Podcast

In today's rapidly shifting markets, success depends on anticipating what's next. The professionals who excel are those who can spot emerging trends before they fully materialize. The Look Forward Podcast delivers exactly that—insights to help you prepare for tomorrow's opportunities and challenges. We bring you expert perspectives on macroeconomic trends, capital markets, energy transition, and global trade, with a sharp focus on what these developments mean for the decisions that will shape your tomorrow.

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