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Be disciplined in these volatile times

There are however some trading pointers to navigate these markets in times of crisis.

Published Tue, Feb 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    DISHARMONY could emerge as the dominant theme for markets in the Year of the Rooster.

    Divergent monetary and fiscal policies across different parts of the world could cause exaggerated movements in financial markets.

    Economic slack in the United States is dissipating and inflationary pressures are emerging. These trends are incompatible with the US government's agenda to push through tax cuts and to increase infrastructure spending, in that fiscal expansion in the US will worsen rising prices. And this will likely push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further in 2017, perhaps more aggresively than what markets expect.

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