Even before the virus, Western economies have been in a dire situation for quite a while. What caused this? Which countries are worse off than others? Is there a chance for recovery?_x000D_ _x000D_ Here are two plain and general facts: Inflation and debt are getting worse. The stock market seems to have recovered and is reaching all-time highs. What can we learn fron this?_x000D_ _x000D_ In this club, we will talk deeply about the situation and its reasons and we'll make speculations on the future. What could be next? What does it mean for investors? Are we looking at a coming depression? Recession? A crisis? Or is all just unnecesary panic and actually a great time to invest?_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's talk about it with Jean, our newest host and a financial philosopher!_x000D_ _x000D_ 早在疫情之前的一段时间，西方经济体就已经处于危险的境地了。这是什么原因造成的？哪些国家的情况最糟？有恢复的机会吗？_x000D_ _x000D_ 这里有两个简单普遍的事实：通货膨胀和债务越来越严重，股市似乎已经复苏并创下历史新高。我们可以从中学到什么？_x000D_ _x000D_ 在本次club，我们会深入讨论目前的情况和原因，并对未来进行推测。接下来会发生什么？对投资者意味着什么？我们是否将会面临经济萧条？经济衰退？金融危机？或者其实只是不必要的恐慌，实际上是投资的好时机？_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们和新来的host——金融哲学家Jean谈谈吧！