Equity Market Correction At Hand Equity markets have been under pressure in recent weeks and volatility has increased as worries about the outlook for global economic growth, geopolitical tensions, the looming end of quantitative easing (QE3) and the uncertainty over the timing of rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) weigh on investor sentiment. From tensions in the Ukraine and military intervention in the Middle East, to the expansion of the Ebola outbreak and fears of European recession and slowing growth in China, investors are confronted with a deluge of issues and concerns that have been sufficient to stem the market’s upward momentum.
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