US growth slowed unexpectedly in the fourth quarter. GDP grew by 2.6%, down from the previous quarter's 3.2%, weighed down by a sharp rise in imports. A bumper data diary this week could confirm 2017 as the euro zone's best year in over a decade and add more pressure to the soaring single european currency. For dollar traders, the direction of travel could persist in the opposite direction, as US markets brace for Friday's non-farm payrolls release. Steven Schultz from Momentum Investments joins Stephen Gunion in studio to guide us through all that's happening on global markets. And later in the show we'll be joined by Sasfin's Riaan Prinsloo to discuss their Global Equity Fund.
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