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Politics

Economics

The scent of tear gas in the air

I travelled to Santiago de Chile recently, staying close to Plaza Italia. This roundabout turned out to be ground zero for the demonstrations, sparked by a tiny fare increase for subway tickets. In the past few months, the violence has claimed almost 30 lives.
By Emiel van den Heiligenberg

Economics

UK election: market and macro implications

Finally, we have received some certainty over the Brexit process – at least over the near term. We look at what this means for investors.;
By Sonja Laud

Economics

Election Fever

With two weeks left until the UK goes to the polls, the markets are starting to suffer from a bad case of election fever. In a discussion with Nejra Cehic from Bloomberg TV, I outline how the markets are reacting to the latest polls and potential trades to and through 12 December. ;
By Christopher Jeffery

Economics

Marking the Trump card: how we quantify political risk

Behavioural biases can undermine attempts to build political uncertainty into investment processes, so we have developed a more quantitative political risk scorecard.;
By Emiel van den Heiligenberg

Economics

US midterms: three scenarios for investors

The American midterm elections are approaching and the crystal ball gazing has begun. Here’s what investors should consider regardless of whether the US votes for a ‘distilled Donald’, the ‘Democratic double’ or a ‘divided democracy’.;
By Ben Bennett

Economics

Only 240 days to go….

After a tricky month for Prime Minister Theresa May, parliament is in recess and the clock is ticking away for a Brexit deal. What sort of deal might the UK get, and what should we be looking out for?;
By Hetal Mehta

ESG and long-term themes

Does the EU have any teeth?

We look at the ways the EU can affect policies in member states ranging from diplomatic suasion to legal challenges and financial penalties, or changes to the EU budget, in the context of controversial laws passed recently in Poland.;
By Magdalena Polan

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