"The 2020s are set to be a decade of dramatic economic and social upheaval, reversing many of the trends of the past 40 years, according to one of the world's largest banks. Key points: Bank of America Merrill Lynch says the era of globalisation from 1981-2016 has ended and is reversing The bank's analysts expect inflation and interest rates to increase from their current 5,000-year lows The bank is expecting wealth inequality to fall next decade as voters demand redistribution and taxes rise In what it describes as "the decade of peak", Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) analysts say a range of economic and social challenges are "all heading to a boiling point" next decade"