Investors face another turbulent year ahead.
Politics will dominate 2024 to a remarkable degree, especially while the tragic conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza remain unresolved.
Elections in the US and at home in the UK could coincide next autumn, and ballots are due to be held in India and many other countries.
The US poll, likely to be a rematch between Democrat president Joe Biden and Republican ex-president Donald Trump, will be the most consequential for global markets.
White House battle: Ex-president Donald Trump is not yet the official Republican candidate, but is already running a ferocious campaign to retake power from president Joe Biden
But at the turn of the year, the main preoccupations among market watchers are still the US economic recovery and the timing of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Financial pundits give their takes on all the above, plus bond investment opportunities, the potential for gold to…
