tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post6483954944742868810..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Mr Market waves at the UK ElectorateCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-23170234760117914482010-05-05T16:59:39.418+01:002010-05-05T16:59:39.418+01:00The markets are dropping on uncertainty.
Once unc...The markets are dropping on uncertainty.<br /><br />Once uncertainty is removed, they will either completely bomb (lab win) or bounce in the short term.<br /><br />In the medium term they will do some sums based on whoever wins proposed budget and make a judgment then.Andrew Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537364534559092034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-88040413305037468762010-05-05T11:47:57.212+01:002010-05-05T11:47:57.212+01:00Anon - The days of buy and hold are long over. Hav...Anon - The days of buy and hold are long over. Have you looked at the FTSE grpah this past 15 years - huge rises and falls with an overall gain of nothing.<br /><br />I do not advocate buy and hold at all. <br /><br />Budgie - Things are getting worse in greece. My view is that everyone thought an EU bail-out would stop the rot. This failure is adding to market worry. Re the election, minds are now focusing on the outcome after the cleggasm.CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-60465451411655612582010-05-05T11:46:57.636+01:002010-05-05T11:46:57.636+01:00A problem is that, apart from all the other proble...A problem is that, apart from all the other problems, corporation tax rates are a nice juicy target as companies can't relocate very quickly, unlike individuals.measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-78026418690280578032010-05-05T11:14:58.770+01:002010-05-05T11:14:58.770+01:00What I really don't understand about the marke...What I really don't understand about the market drop is: didn't the market know about the Greek problems and the UK election already? To only just now discovered that the Greek government lied to get into the Euro; and that Cameron is not a good Tory leader; and that the UK and the PIIGS owe an awful lot of money seems a bit dim, to me.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-13855617010635334902010-05-05T10:58:48.018+01:002010-05-05T10:58:48.018+01:00A Labour win? I got talking to some yankee bird o...A Labour win? I got talking to some yankee bird on a pub crawl last night that had been over in the UK campaigning for them.<br /><br />I slapped her really hard on the backside and kind of grinned at her and said "Just become a conservative!"<br /><br />She wasn't impressed, but it changed the subject to her arse.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-90167563559125188002010-05-05T10:57:37.352+01:002010-05-05T10:57:37.352+01:00surely the answer is to just ride it out... should...surely the answer is to just ride it out... shouldn't the share investment be long term!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-53558281082150907792010-05-05T10:20:41.437+01:002010-05-05T10:20:41.437+01:00Please dont even think about a labour win !! Terri...Please dont even think about a labour win !! Terrifying. Gordon says he will carry on spending.ken from glosnoreply@blogger.com