Thursday 2nd November 2017

The least surprising news of the week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates on hold. But, as Ray Attrill explains to Phil Dobbie, the firm expectation is that the next meeting will see a hike, and the last press conference by Janet Yellen. It looks like we’ll have to wait another day to find out who will be her successor, and to see the text of the tax bill. We look at the impact the delay is having on markets. And the UK set to see an interest rate rise tonight.