In this 27th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui dives into the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) statement from the just completed final meeting of the year. Tai shines a light on why the markets cheered with strong increases in both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, with both increases largely coming after the release of the FOMC statement. Listen now to get up to date and find out what this all means for investors.

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27. The U.S. Fed sees cloudy days ahead ... Markets cheer! Wait, what?!