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According to This is Money, many investors are now anxiously anticipating the announcement of key economic appointments such as treasury secretary and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Mr Obama - who won the presidential election in a landslide - has already offered the key job of chief of staff to Illinois representative Rahm Emanuel, a member of the moderate, pro-business New Democrat coalition.
The New York Times reports that Mr Obama has also named Bill Clinton's former chief of staff John D Podesta as the head of his transition team.
There exists some speculation that superinvestor Warren Buffett might be offered a top economic job in the Obama administration.
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