Fidelity analysts are optimistic in an uncertain year

AS THE world prepares for a new president in the US, the launch of the 'Brexit' process in the UK and a string of elections in Europe in the year ahead, you don't need to be an oracle to predict that 2017 is going to be a year of considerable uncertainty and change for investors.

However, research from Fidelity International, providing insight into the expectations of company management teams across the globe, suggests that concerns over political risk are not enough to disrupt the upbeat cyclical forces that are evident across all sectors and regions.

With the US election fresh in their minds, 72 per cent of Fidelity's analysts who focus on the US said their companies think the impact of Donald Trump's win over the next two years will be positive.