Federal Reserve

50% chance of cut next month

US markets suffer losses upon opening

Equities have continued to perform well in recent weeks, with emerging markets and commodity sectors leading the way, as oil and basic materials have continued to rally, writes Gareth Lewis, CIO of Tilney Bestinvest.

Called the era a 'bubble'

Could affect investors' risk appetite

Wild ride for US stocks

Election threat to global markets

Key issues for investors

US in latter stages of the economic and market cycle

For much of 2015, and the early part of 2016, I only had to check the direction of the oil price and the Shanghai Composite to work out how good - or bad - the day ahead would be.