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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned global markets could be hit by turmoil worse than the 2013 'taper tantrum' when interest rates rise.

HSBC Global Asset Management's Caroline Hitch is reducing exposure to equities in favour of credit in the firm's $8bn World Selection portfolios as she fails to find "compelling" valuations for shares.

Beware global risks

Are markets sleepwalking into rate complacency?

The behaviours of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank in recent months could not have been more different and are becoming harder and harder to anticipate, says Eric Vanraes, fixed income portfolio manager at EI Sturdza Investment Funds...

Investors fear the US equity market may be the next victim of a soaring US dollar, as the strengthening currency begins to trigger fresh turmoil in emerging markets.

The FTSE 100 has hit a fresh record high after the US Federal Reserve signalled renewed caution on its path towards raising interest rates from their record lows.

Three themes driving global markets

Some of the biggest banks in the US have been given the green light to pay their largest dividends since the financial crisis, following the Federal Reserve's 'stress test'.

The FTSE 100 has fallen back below the 6,900 mark after a stronger than expected US jobs report on Friday caused investors to fret once again about the prospect of a US rate hike this year.