Why the Fed sets global financial conditions

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the far-reaching influence of the US central bank

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Recent weeks have seen volatility among bond prices, stock markets and in turn scheme asset values.

The biggest shock to the market for some time came from across the Atlantic, the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's decision not to simmer down quantitative easing (QE) ...

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