From a political standpoint, 2018 looks set to be a very interesting year, particularly across Europe. For US equity investors, the highs for the year may come early in 2018 as stock markets have already priced in the Trump tax cuts. European equity markets continue to look attractive and there are finally tangible signs that the region is experiencing broad-based economic growth that looks set to continue over the medium term. The ECB is also likely to be one of the last central banks to increase interest rates, providing an attractive backdrop for investors. Finally, investors should prepare for the cryptocurrency craze to implode over the next 12 months, adding to recent losses for traders of bitcoin.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2018 02:15 UTC