Global stock indices on both sides of the Atlantic have reached record highs this year, boosted by hopes the US economy is set to boom under Donald Trump's plans for tax cuts and spending on infrastructure.

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The Dow Jones is around 15 per cent higher since the Republican won the election last November, while the FTSE has also surged to levels never before seen. But now experts are sounding the alarm, as key indicators suggest the bubble could be about to burst.

Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at Forex. In fact, far from it.

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Seasonal trends In traditional patterns, US stock markets tend to perform well in the later months of year but tend to take a turn for the worst around three months into a year, according to Mr Razaqzada. The London Stock Exchange. Rising interest rates Stock markets have benefitted from accommodative central bank policies since the financial crisis in But now the US central bank is raising interest rates and there are even growing expectations the Bank of England and the European Central Bank could follow sooner than previously thought.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates at least another two times this year after raising rates in March. The Dow Jones Transport Index is DOWN This index is often a lead indicator for wider stock market movements in US indices, and it has fallen more than seven per cent in the last three weeks, according to Kathleen Brooks, research director at City Index Direct.

Investors are buying safe haven assets Investors have been piling into gold and US sovereign debt in recent weeks, which are typically bought as a means to protect cash amid stock market turmoil.

This suggests a number of people are expecting a fall. Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands.

The 'fear index' has risen The Vix index is a traditional measure of volatility. It is still relatively low, but has moved higher in recent days.

Stocks are overvalued By some traditional measures, stocks can look expensive in relation to their value, which suggests a correction could be coming. US stocks are considered to be among the most overvalued. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive.

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