Flanders warns against getting bogged down in politics
Investors should avoid getting bogged down in the potential for political upheaval in 2017, according to JP Morgan’s chief strategist Stephanie Flanders.
Investors should avoid getting bogged down in the potential for political upheaval in 2017, according to JP Morgan’s chief strategist Stephanie Flanders.
Bamboozling bond markets, battles over valuations and questions about the real impact of politics on markets, the next 12 months are gearing up to be one hell of a ride
Investors would be forgiven for thinking it was Groundhog Day when news came in that Donald Trump was heading for victory in the US Presidential Election.
Election day in America has finally arrived and the world is busy digesting the outcome, but if you are going to miss dawn-to-dusk political coverage do not despair, there are plenty more twists and turns to come.
1988. Until Monday morning, when I woke up to the news that Adam Peaty had won in Rio, 1988 was the last time a British swimmer had won a gold medal.
Amid the political turmoil, Brazil has done well for fixed income investors, but questions remain around further volatility.
As Donald Trump goes through the remaining box ticking exercises required to clinch his now inevitable nomination to run for President of the United States, populists and nationalists around Europe are gaining ground.
A double whammy of political change and an upswing in commodities is a huge boost for the investment case for Brazil, according to BlackRock’s Will Landers.
India remains a favourite among emerging markets as political reforms are moving the country in the right direction, according to Mirae Asset Global Investments.
As court proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff gain momentum in Brasilia, it seems that Brazil’s political “clean-up” is playing differently in investors’ minds.
Neil Woodford has said he believes the United Kingdom’s economy would not be adversely impacted by leaving the European Union, with temporary currency weakness the only real issue.
It has taken some time, but it appears that the Argentine electorate may finally be tiring of socialism.