How a Wall Street bull run that smashed all the records evolved
by Richard Partington from on (#3XA7E)
Four key factors that shaped nearly a decade of constantly rising US share prices
The S&P 500 share index is due to break the record for the longest bull market in US stock market history on Wednesday.
Global economy
The strength of the global economy has helped US stocks. There had been fears that China would suffer a hard landing after years of supercharged economic growth, yet Beijing has managed to record slower growth without a total collapse.