The Chinese Year of the Fire Rooster lived up to its fiery characteristics, with 2017 concluding as a year of renewal and enthusiasm for the global economy, writes Cazenove Capital economist Janet Mui.
Time to put cash to work?
After all the exuberance of last year, investors may need to prepare themselves for a less eventful time in 2018. Lionel Melin, Lyxor's senior cross-asset strategist, gives his views for European equity
10-year Treasury yields widened to 2.73%
Financial markets are heavily distorted by the unprecedented market presence of central banks. Markets have become extremely sensitive to changes in central bank actions.
2017 marked another strong year for European equities, with the MSCI Europe index providing a total return of 11% and the MSCI Europe ex-UK index providing a total return of 12% in euro terms.
A quarter of JPM jobs in UK