Market Outlook – A Conservative sense of relief

The shock election result, that saw former LibDem leader Paddy Ashdown and former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell commit to eating hat and kilt respectively has produced an almost audible sigh of relief across financial markets. The blue chip FTSE100 had all but factored in a coalition as it closed out 0.1% higher at 6,933.74 […]

Election 2015 – How it looks from a far country

Sterling leapt by 2.88 cents  in one mighty overnight bound as the UK’s sensible electorate undid all the damage which the rudderless English parties had been causing over the past few weeks. Cameron lacks leadership qualities, has a weak chin and the voters appear to have decided yet again, quite rightly that he can not […]