Markets across the world respond well to 0.25% increase
In a market laced with uncertainty and doubt, investors have more than turkey to chew on during the traditional festive period, and the mulled wine offers a welcome tonic after a year of anaemic growth and dashed expectations.
Antoine Lesné, head of ETF sales strategy EMEA at State Street Global Advisors, analyses what an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve would actually mean for investors, and how they should be positioned.
Companies in the US are feeling the pressure. The slowdown in global growth, for one, has had an impact on demand says Martin Currie's Tom Walker.
Keith Barrett, head of research at Ingenious Asset Management, asks whether outperformance in US healthcare stocks can continue or if it is time to take profits.
I do not want to be awkward or deliberately contrarian but has anyone noticed US equities look expensive again?