WASHINGTON / FRANKFURT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a sustained boom on the US stock exchanges in the short to medium term. Despite already very high prices, strong economic growth and loose monetary policy provided further impetus, the fund explained in its financial stability report published on Tuesday. The IMF is concerned, however, that investors are taking excessive risks. The broad S&P index alone has increased by more than 21 percent since last September.
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