In our podcast this week, Mark Lister, Investment Director discusses markets taking a breather last week and retreating slightly after a strong run through October and November. This week is a massive one for economic releases, central bank decisions and politics. We’ve got the latest inflation figures out of the US, as well as interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and its counterparts in Europe and the UK. Here in New Zealand, we’ll get the Budget Policy Statement and the latest update from the Treasury on our economic situation. Find out here what this will all mean for sharemarkets, currencies, interest rates and your portfolio.