In this update, Bob Cunneen, Porfolio Specialist, reviews events in markets during January.
He discusses:
- How US shares made record highs in January given President Trump’s promises of corporate tax cuts and infrastructure spending
- Trade threats, the prospect of higher US interest rates and the political risks in Europe being key factors driving markets, and
- Economic activity in Australia remaining mixed.
Read the February 2017 Monthly Economic Update here.
Watch the MLC Economic update – February 2017 video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLsl28tj_8
13 February 2017
By John Owen
Portfolio Specialist