Starmer future speculation sparks sell-off in long-dated bonds and pound Markets Speculation over Keir Starmer’s future has unleashed a fresh round of market unease, with investors dumping the pound, UK equities and long-dated government bonds amid the political uncertainty. The gulf in price between the UK’s short- and long-term debt – known as the yield curve – reached its highest since 2018, in a sign investors [...]
Bond tumult prompts comparisons with Britain’s 1970s debt crisis Economics The turmoil engulfing the UK gilt market has shades of the country’s debt crisis in the 1970s which culminated in the then Labour government needing a bailout from the IMF, according to multiple financial heavyweights. Nigel Green, chief executive of of the the world’s largest independent advisory businesses, called the market bedlam, which has seen [...]
Financial advisor: Plan for a ‘devastating’ inheritance tax raid Economics British families and expats with assets in the UK should act now to mitigate the potential impact of an inheritance tax raid in next month’s Budget, the boss of one of the world’s largest financial advisory firms has warned. Nigel Green, who founded Devere Group in 2002, said the upcoming fiscal announcement was likely to [...]