All eyes focused on clues for future Fed hikes

Just how fast the Federal Reserve hikes rates next year will be the all-important question global investors will be hoping to get answered when the U.S. central bank meets next week. There is little doubt that the Fed will raise interest rates for the first time in a year on Wednesday, with markets pricing in a near 100 percent chance for a quarter percentage point increase in its target range. "While financial markets have gotten excited about the prospects of fiscal stimulus by the incoming ad