McKinsey Insights

Private equity weather has improved, revealing more demanding, technical ground. Here’s what our analyses indicate for dealmakers, operators, fundraisers, and LPs as they look to the road ahead.

 In a reversal from earlier in the year, economic sentiment turns more optimistic, with declining focus on trade policy and growing confidence in companies’ prospects.

Here are some of the McKinsey Global Institute’s favorite data visualizations from 2025.

The real competitive advantage with AI comes from having business leaders who can bridge business problems with the possibilities technology offers.

Fashion leaders have moved past uncertainty, but challenges including economic volatility, evolving consumer priorities, and rapid technological disruption demand more agility and stronger capabilities to succeed in the year ahead.

Geopolitical uncertainty, shifting policies, and increasing demand for power are reshaping the energy landscape. In this year’s report, we present our updated view on what’s to come in the energy system.