During the previous week, key American stock indices set new historical record-highs once again thanks to positive results of quarterly corporate reports and data on industrial output surpassing expectation. This indicator grew 0.9% in December 2017 against 0.4% forecast by analysts. It happened thanks to loading of production capacities and demand for heating, which resulted from cold weather. Positive moods did not seriously influence the tension related to the financing of the Government and its possible shutdown. Once again, this issue becomes a small coin in disputes between the Republicans and Democrats.

Financial markets survey 22.01.2018