Guy Stephens looks back on 2020 which has been dominated by uncertainly in the form of Covid, the US election and Brexit. With two out of three seemingly on the path to resolution, the UK's exit from Europe lingers. However, Brexit uncertainty is now in its 'last throes'
2020 has seen three major clouds hanging over the markets, the US election, Covid and Brexit. In as many days, it would appear that the uncertainty surrounding the first two has significantly diminished, or at least the way forward is suddenly a lot more certain. As we know, markets hate uncertainty, and so it is no surprise that we have seen significant moves in equity markets in the last week with major indices including FTSE, S&P and Dow Jones rising by over 10%. Every cloud However, the outstanding cloud of Brexit remains but is now in its last throes of uncertainty. A recap may...
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