| The month of November was all about heightened Fed lift-off bets and geo-political flare-ups on the Paris terror attacks. While the first confirms the U.S. growth momentum, more so after the upward revision in the Q3 GDP numbers (from 1.5% to 2.1%), the second points to lingering geopolitical threats in the coming months.
Investors seem to have reacted along the headlines. At least, the asset flow pattern says that. Let us explain the trend below. After nagging speculations on the rate hike timeline, direct hints from the Fed this time were well digested by the market. Investors appeared to have paid more attention to the improving economy than to the fears that cheap money will now call it quits...............................................Full Article: Source
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