by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA | PDF
Late summer can often be a quiet time for global affairs, economics, and the financial markets. Especially in Europe, people are off on their long summer holidays, making it difficult to find a “quorum” for political events and business meetings while sapping liquidity in the investment markets. This year, however, August and September were marked by groundbreaking political changes that could have big consequences for investors going forward. This report takes a look at the new, right-wing leaders in the United Kingdom and Italy. As always, we will wrap up with a review of the implications for investors.
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