Tag Rishi Sunak

Debt is Not The Problem – Economic Management Is.  

Many market participants fear the rising quantum of Government Debt spells crisis across the globe. Tush and Nonsense. Debt is not the problem – markets exist to price risk. The crisis lies in economic management, and Political Risk!

UK political noise will continue to roil markets for the 18 remaining months of lame-duck Sunak.

Around the globe, businesses are wondering about doing business in the UK – the headlines don’t support it. Uncertainty is contributing to domestic inflation, and the sense things need to change. It could even get worse ahead of a new government – which will still face crisis!

Don’t worry about the UK – I’ve got an idea…

Gosh… The Rest of the World wonders how the UK has suddenly become a corruption-raddled third world kleptocracy. The optics are terrible. Even the Russians are moving out! Fortunately, there may be a solution:  let’s be British about it, and show everyone we can do political knavery better than anyone else!

Football, Recession, Stocks and Nations – so much to look forward to!

Christmas is coming, but plenty still to think about in terms of markets; from the lessons on Covid re-opening in China, what Tesla’s shareprice tells about the resurgence of common sense, and the prospects of 2 years of dither into the very necessary general election the UK needs to move forward!

The UK prepares it’s Economic Suicide Note.. Where is Guido Fawkes when you need him?

The Bank of England laid out bleak scenarios for the UK economy – but the outlook and long term future will be worse because the Government has “straight-jacketed” its budget options down to Austerity – which will lead to economic disaster. There is an alternative!