Society

Current and Investment sub-indices decline slightly while the Expectations and Jobs indicators show little movement.

To mark International Happiness Day, we look at the relationship between five factors and how happy people are across 32 markets.

With companies facing volatility and uncertainty in the form of inflation, fears of economic shocks, an ongoing pandemic, workforce erosion and
international conflict, it would be reasonable to think that well-being initiatives and strategies could decrease in importance and priority.

AXA released the third edition of its Mind Health Report, a study aimed at identifying mental health and wellness issues in society in order to build solutions to mitigate them. The study was conducted in collaboration with Ipsos involving surveys of 30,000 people aged 18 to 74 from sixteen European, Asian and American countries.

Despite some softening, support for Ukraine is still strong across western countries.

Ipsos has worked closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to understand the experiences and support given in neighbouring countries and across Europe to people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Global Consumer Confidence Index enhancements include broader coverage and more immediacy.

In five infographics, we dive deeper into the impact the invasion is having on everything from consumer confidence to concerns about another world conflict.

Inflation remains the top global concern for the 11th month in a row with 15 countries choosing it as their number one worry.