Dow Jones

Air of complacency

A difficult investment case

Buoyed by Trump's tax promises

Markets went into freefall

Shares on Wall Street have recorded the worst three-day streak since 2011 after another sharp move lower overnight, with investors continuing to fret over the end of the US Federal Reserve's bond buying programme.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed above 17,000 for the first time, buoyed by investor confidence about the global economy.

US markets have continued to make gains overnight on the back of positive data on the job market.

The leading US equity markets hit fresh record highs on Monday, suggesting a ‘Santa rally' is well underway in the run up to Christmas.

Markets around the world sold-off overnight while oil continued to soar, as the prospect of military involvement in Syria's civil war grows.

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