During the previous week, the US stock market was recovering from losses sustained on 9 September. The fears that the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) will make the decision to raise the base rate already in September have started to subside. On Monday, 12 September, three FRS representatives made statements, which made it clear that they did not see the need to hurry with such a decision. Also, it became known that the FRS leadership was lacking unanimity to take decisive actions.

Financial markets Survey 19.09.2016