Searching for value in the US

Searching for value in the US

The US economy remains the most influential globally and most of the world's equity markets are correlated to it either directly or indirectly.

In short, it is crucial for investors, and they need to be aware of what is happening in the US economy as well as their domestic markets. It is now over five years since the US Federal Reserve adopted its zero interest rate policy and quantitative easing. These measures have been followed, at different times and to varying degrees, by central banks in the UK, Europe, and Japan.  This unprecedented monetary expansion has coincided with a strong recovery in equity markets. It is now reasonable for investors to question how stock markets will react as this monetary experiment continues ...