Federal Reserve

Markets

Seven big questions for investors in 2017

Emiel van den Heiligenberg, head of asset allocation at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), distils his outlook for 2017 into seven key questions facing investors this year.

clock 09 January 2017 • 1 min read

Markets

Elections, rate rises and Article 50: Ten major global events coming up in 2017

Gallery of key events

clock 09 January 2017 • 1 min read

Global

Fed mulls faster rate hiking path on Trump's fiscal stimulus plans

FOMC December minutes

clock 05 January 2017 • 1 min read

Equities

Contrarian Investor: Can equities retain their festive cheer?

As global stockmarkets reach record highs, investors are left with a quandary as we tiptoe into 2017.

clock 04 January 2017 • 4 min read

Global

2017: A year not for the faint-hearted bond investor

Expect heightened volatility

clock 04 January 2017 • 2 min read

Economics

Six US rate hikes and $75 oil? Five 'realistic' surprise 2017 predictions

Outlook for the year ahead

clock 23 December 2016 • 4 min read

Economics

Are Yellen and the White House on a collision course?

The press conference was actually more interesting than the decision itself, which was widely expected and well telegraphed by the Federal Reserve, but the chairman insisted on two elements which are worthy of attention.

clock 15 December 2016 • 1 min read

Economics

Pound sinks as BoE holds rates despite Fed hike

November inflation at two-year high

clock 15 December 2016 • 2 min read

Global

Asset managers question Fed's 'aggressive' 2017 hiking path after Yellen's dovish speech

First rate rise in a year

clock 14 December 2016 • 8 min read

Economics

Update: Treasuries and dollar spike, markets fall as Fed hikes rates for first time in a year

Second rate rise since December 2015

clock 14 December 2016 • 3 min read
Trustpilot