Investor sentiment appears to have shifted somewhat over the past few weeks, with talk of an imminent equity market correction seemingly last year's news.
Equity markets have enjoyed a strong start to 2018 with the Dow Jones breaking through the 26,000 barrier, Japan's TOPIX hitting a 26-year high and the FTSE 100 reaching fresh records in the first few weeks of the new year. Commodities have also enjoyed their longest winning streak on record with the Bloomberg Commodities index, which tracks 22 raw materials, posting 14 consecutive days of gains at the time of writing. Oil hits $70 as OPEC minister hints of further cuts Markets have been boosted by a series of better-than-expected data releases and stronger expectations for global...
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