
IFM Investors Chief Economist Dr Alex Joiner comments on the latest global economic news and trends.
The financial market’s positive view of President Donald Trump’s economic policy platform has now spread to market and official economists alike. As a result, economic growth and inflation forecasts have both been revised upward, and the expectation is the US Federal Reserve will be raising official rates more than was seen in 2016.
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