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by Matein Khalid | Jan 23, 2019 | The Macro View

The epic political dramas of last week (Aunty Theresa’s Brexit plan was rejected by the House of Commons but she managed to survive a no-confidence vote by a narrow margin) strengthened the British pound, exactly as I had expected. Yet sterling has not managed to rise...

The anatomy of a British pound collapse

by Matein Khalid | Sep 4, 2017 | The Macro View

It took a North Korean ballistic missile launch and Hurricane Harvey’s devastation of the $500 billion Houston/Galveston/Corpus Christi economy to push sterling higher to 1.2950 against the US dollar. While the British pound is the most undervalued G-10 currency on...

The macro Brexit trade: we’ve been here before

by The Editor | Aug 18, 2017 | Editorial Notes

Between 1997 and 1999 to make big money in the Eurobond markets you bet that the yields of Italy, Spain and Greece would converge with those of Germany. This was brave because it meant ignoring the official, and oft stated, position of the defenders of the D Mark,...

On risk, inflation and gilt yields

by Jo Welman | Aug 17, 2017 | The Fund Manager

The UK stock market has recovered from its spring snooze and despite worries over the effects of Brexit on UK growth the indices are but a stone’s throw from their all time highs. But this hides frenetic activity under the surface with different sectors taking the...

The fallout from the UK election is self-evident

by Matein Khalid | Jun 12, 2017 | The Macro View

Like David Cameron’s Brexit referendum, Theresa May gambled her political career on her decision to hold a snap election to consolidate the Tory majority in the House of Commons. With 318 seats, Mrs May’s gamble backfired and the Tories are now forced to negotiate a...