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dirtytwinky69

In the UK, they’re called chips 😏👌

TheBlueRabbit11

> When everyone's mortgages went up by hundreds or thousands overnight when Truss crashed our economy, people got real adult real fast. Strange. In America most mortgages are fixed rates. So no matter how high interest rates are, you are locked into what you signed up with. Now, in 2008 there were ballooning interest mortgages out there, though I’m not sure how common that still is. Why doesn’t the UK have fixed rate locked in mortgages?

Printer215

last i read the UK was lobbying the PGA to put trumps courses on the tour so im pretty sure they are on team mango now

ThatChrisGuy7

Expect UK to vote in a right winger too

ShortNefariousness2

Empty shelves and no power was my life in the 1970's recessions in the UK. BTW, this is what Redditors call the privileged life of boomers.

Oscar_Whispers

You forgot to delete your one lone post about living in the UK.

thetaFAANG

The European Union, UK and Canada are all being repaid for the structure of their financial support The US choosing to do its “soft power” goals in ways that aren’t unrestricted charitable donation isn’t really as controversial as suggested Ukraine gets nothing new out of this, now has to also repay their US aid

Rufus_king11

We, in our infinite wisdom, do not have a way to push him out like the UK did with Truss. The only way would be for impeachments to go through both the house and the senate, and from all available evidence, Republican politicians seem ready to die on the Trump hill. They'd need to simultaneously understand the damage Trump is doing to them electorally while also believing he won't be able to rig the next election. From everything I can see, they still trust him to rig all subsequent elections. Other than that, rioting will start in a few months once shelves are empty and life is unaffordable, and Trump will use the military to crack down on civilians as he's hinted at since before the election. We're basically in the end game if the admin is no longer flinching at total economic shit down.

Kanyeissumelse

Bros using a BBC UK BBC a dead media channel

Ideal-Beginning

You'll start tutting at a mild inconvenience soon like us in the UK

Mba1956

Nukes have moved on since Hiroshima, you now need less nukes to wipe out the world. If France and the UK launched nukes on the US there wouldn’t be much left, nobody would care about Texas. However that would be enough to annihilate the whole norther hemisphere.

WhyYouKickMyDog

It wasn't long ago that UK voted for Brexit. Our old friends in the old western alliance make the mistake of thinking they are unique and enlightened. They are not. They are humans just like us and the moment their governments are even remotely unpopular, then they become vulnerable to foreign governments manipulating the political narratives for chaos. As soon as Trump happened, I think a lot of countries realizing they were allowing their own right wing rot, and it opened their eyes a little. However, give it a few years and some bad political environments, and we will ALL become vulnerable again.

SoggyGrayDuck

Exactly, the US is losing its soft power! Well then why did trump just demand the UK drop their hate speech laws? Is that something someone whos secretly behind the ball or does it mean he knows he has the upper hand?

Enough-Athlete604

Can’t speak for other countries but in the UK they own mindful chef which is a healthy recipe box business… https://www.mindfulchef.com/about-us

_Lil_Cranky_

It's 5:30pm in the UK, blaze it

BiblicalElder

Yes, the UK and NATO countries are clients How do you classify Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba and other countries, since you've classified UK and much of western Europe as 'authoritarian'? John Lennon Imagine Nations?

MCZuri

NGL I kinda wanna give the gop the full reigns. Let them pull a UK with Liz. I wanna see how they try and spin it.

Francesca_Italia

The Laffer Curve says that within limits of tax rate change, a correspondingly inverse change in tax revenues will occur. Its been implemented successfully in the US, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Argentina and many other countries around the globe, I do not know of any country where it has not worked, so the statement that it sometimes works is false to my knowledge, If you can show repeated instances of places and times where it did not work, I would be interested in seeing your examples. The Laffer Curve does NOT concern itself with debt or wealth inequality. Those are political considerations made by governments and their agencies, and have nothing to do with tax revenue optimization. If governments choose to spend all of the excess tax revenues generated by an application of the Laffer Curve, and to distribute that spending disproportionately, that is not dictated by anything other than political decisions of the government and not a corollary of the Laffer Curve. The aggregate CPI as reported in April for the year ending in March was below 3%, the first time in quite some time that metric has measured below that level. It is a measure of the overall level of prices throughout the entire consumer economy, compiled by actual government shoppers who accumulate that price data as part of their jobs. So they are actual prices being charged, then massaged by statistical adjustment that equilibrates volume of sales based on price changes. I have gone out of my way to explain why tariffs are deflationary after a short transitory period. If you think otherwise, you will never understand the macroeconomic effects that tariffs exert on an economy, and will prepare for the wrong war. History will note that the imposition of a new tariff regime now by the US, and the resultant changes in trade that it produces, likely will be one of the wisest decisions the country has ever embraced for its own benefit. Just look at the destruction globalism has caused to the US and you should be able to understand why tariffs are once again a necessity for America's economic success.

pmoO0

That is true … otherwise you might learn. I guess you’ll stop listening to Canada as well then? Even the UK Stamer guy is waking up. The French don’t matter, they have their own issues. Italiens just enjoy live. Europoor or not. Spain tries finding light switches.

splitsecondclassic

you may be correct but in the last 18 mos. I have been all over the EU, UK and to portions of Asia. I can tell you with 100% certainty from being on the ground there and spending time with fam and friends that they are super fuct! The immigration issue in souther Europe would make even the most liberal leaning on that policy amongst us blush. The age demographics in the EU, Russia and China all but insure that none of those places will be even remotely close to super power status by 2035. The welfare state in the UK is among the bleakest I've ever witnessed. In Japan, they sell more adult diapers and baby diapers. No joke. China and Russia have more 60 year olds than 20 year olds. Mexico leads the world in making babies followed by India. Both are on track to remain top trade partners with the US. That bodes well for the US. the USA also has only had a slight decline in new babies in the modern era by way of comparison with it's "super power" cohorts. It may look ugly right now but there seems to be a good reason to be bullish on the USA in the coming years. Time will tell.

rockytrh

Oh really? I did not know that, I had always heard that it was 2 consecutive quarters of contracting GDP. That appears to be the rule in Canada and the UK though.

Saltlife_Junkie

One trade deal will send it up again but I like that play. India UK and China are the only ones that could screw you. Usually trade deals take 18 months. This market reacts on any suggestion though.

Adorable_Paint

Your first problem was investing in the UK

3xonblack

Why are UK stocks dropping hard on US GDP data? The fuck is this

dansdansy

That it is. Stagflation. Long MP and WM. Also looking into UK companies, they may be able to pull off a free trade deal with the EU soon.

Peloquinn

Sorry I meant in the UK, I should of been clearer.

Peloquinn

Sorry in the UK.

CoolWerewolf

Another mentally i’ll UK user who hates America America doesn't think about your stock market or fat pigs at all

Available-Pack1795

It also depends on how the rest of the world reacts. Initial signs are that there could be additional trade agreements made - the UK is cozying back up to Europe and re-invigorating it's talks with India. China's desperately trying to make whatever deals it can. Realistically the best response for non-American's is to just take the short term hit and say "Fuck 'em". This will be worse for some countries (Ireland, Canada, Mexico and China for example), but to use the American expression: the best solution for the world is to "Circle the Wagons" and leave the USA outside on it's own to twist in the wind.

Glittering_Flight152

I’m from the UK. And the 2008 recession still haunts us daily. It quite literally destroyed our country

Hukcleberry

Canada Japan UK Germany France Italy all have similar consumer spending per capita.

DoublePatouain

damn ... my bank or my 'specific broker" give me acess to other marker : France, Germany, Netherland, UK, US, Canada (and my broker give me access to China, Nordic european countries, italia, spain...) You don't have access to IBKR ? i'm on Saxo Bank.

Old_Man_Heats

Hmm, well in the UK we can get a great reliable car for £5k which would def be cheaper than leasing a Tesla even if you include fuel but considering it’s an electric I appreciate you helping the planet. Hope you switch to a less nazi one when your lease is up

Mvnsurr

how’s a 3.5x insane if it’s just a 13% return annually. And if these returns potentially double that in certain years then it can be feasible. Besides, this isn’t my entire portfolio! Also, I want to clarify that I do need rental income to survive as I’d be potentially moving out of the UK!

the_snook

> Like if Russia decided to mess with Germany or France, do you think Germany or France would have a chance of surviving without the US I'm with you on the superiority of the US military, but this is laughable. From what we've seen in Ukraine, Russia would have zero chance in a conventional war against the EU (which, to be clear, has a mutual-defense obligation). France has nuclear weapons too, and I doubt the UK would stand idly by with war on their doorstep. Russian troops wouldn't even make it across Poland. They could probably launch missile attacks on Berlin from Kaliningrad with impunity, because of the threat of nuclear retaliation if Germany tried to retake it, but that's about it.

Saturn_winter

Do you think India scam calls china too or is it just the US and the UK

im_a_squishy_ai

When will the UK say "thank you"? /s

YoMom_666

UK, EU, Japan, Canada and Mexico are all ganging up on orange idiot, they are not going to let him push them around. China is a different story but I don’t expect they will give him any good deal either, he will get caught with his trousers down

Affectionate-Bus4123

The news in the UK is that the US is negotiating with countries in waves, and we're not in the first wave. US wants to focus on Asia so probably Korea or Japan, although India already did a lot of work negotiating terms with EU/UK/others so they probably have a deal that fits quite well with western asks ready to sign.

pecan76

Trump’s “trade deals” are mostly rushed, one-sided MOUs squeezed out during a 90-day tariff pause. South Korea and the UK are scrambling to sign under pressure, not because it’s smart policy, but because they’re trying to avoid economic punishment. It’s less about real diplomacy and more about strong-arming allies for short-term optics—no wonder Xi is seizing the chance to rally others against us.

Jane_Angst

Real feedback: single stock all-in bets are unlikely to give you the return you are after. Yes, you can get lucky, on a single stock conviction investment YOLO. And you’ll see gains here on wsb that reflect the gains you’d like to see in your own pocket. They are the minority. Additionally, I see MSTR as a meme stock, like TSLA at this stage, which means it is whimsy AF. Yet you say you are seeking long term returns from valid investment KPI based single plays? The math isn’t really mathing there. You’re in the UK, better bet to put your real investment £££ into local/euro exchange high-yield ETF funds, and use some % or play-money to follow your heart on single stock bets. If you win, you can add the gains to your real estate fund and get there faster.

Stateof10

The UK could be similar. The country of Oxford, home to the Enigma breakers, Concorde, and Shakespeare, voted to leave the EU. The point is that countries will elect whomever they want.

foolery102

Given you're buying in cash, you're not able to use a LISA. Feels strange discussing such UK specific things here! Alternatively, you may have to get an islamic mortgage then pay an early payment fee, although I'm not sure if the providers allow for this and how much it is.

KittyLover-7

Blacks for trump? Kill me man, I don’t even live in the UK and I’ve seen enough

XunclericoX

Surely it has to be added? Trump was calling UK VAT theft! Lol

Ancient-Island-2495

You’re right that inflation had already started rising before Russia invaded Ukraine. No disagreement there. But that actually reinforces the point I was making. Inflation wasn’t caused solely by U.S. policy or stimulus. It was a global issue that began in 2021 as economies reopened from lockdowns. Prices surged due to supply chain breakdowns from COVID disruptions, labor shortages and a massive spike in consumer demand, especially in countries like the U.S. that recovered faster. So yes, the inflation rate was already above 7% before the war, but not just in the U.S. Countries like Germany, the UK, and Canada saw similar patterns, even without the same level of fiscal stimulus. That shows it wasn’t just “Biden spending too much,” it was a global economic rebound hitting limited supply. Now, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it made things worse globally, especially for Europe, (which relied on Russian energy), and developing nations, which were hit by surging food prices (like wheat and fertilizer exports from Ukraine/Russia). But the U.S. was relatively insulated because we produce oil domestically. That’s actually part of the point. The U.S. inflation spike was driven more by fast recovery and disrupted supply chains, not by ARP spending or oil policy. If inflation were just Biden’s fault, other countries without the ARP or his oil policies wouldn’t have had it, but they did. Inflation was the cost of avoiding a depression. And compared to a prolonged economic collapse, a fast recovery with manageable inflation was the better tradeoff

Key-Marionberry-8794

It's tough , you have to shop at the most expensive grocery stores , buy organic but it's hard to find everything organic. Source meats from local farms if you happen to live by one , go to farmers markets if you happen to have any and still know you are going to eat crap food when you go to any restaurant regardless of the price. I love when I'm in Europe ( outside the UK) and I can just buy whatever snacks I want , eat wherever I want and know I'm eating actual food and not Frankenfood. Basically here you got to be educated , upper middle class or higher , live by a major metropolitan area or in the middle of nowhere with land and grow all your own food to get the same level of food Europeans get to eat.

Affectionate-Job-658

Prime minister, huh. May be UK, may be India?

Ancient-Island-2495

A lot of what you said doesn’t line up with the actual timeline or data. Let’s go over it. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) passed in March 2021, just two months after Biden took office. At that time: -unemployment was still over 6% [(link)](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf) -vaccines were still barely rolling out with most Americans, not receiving any yet. -businesses were not fully reopened yet. -millions of small businesses were still at risk of permanently closing. -State and local governments were facing budget crisis from lost tax revenue. -Eviction and homelessness crises were about to explode if protections ended too soon. So the idea that “everything was already recovered” by then is simply not true. The ARP played a critical role in accelerating recovery and avoiding a prolonged downturn, according to most economists. This is why the U.S. rebounded faster than any other G7 country. It kept consumer spending alive, stopped mass layoffs, and prevented another housing collapse. Without it, the reopening surge you mentioned would have collapsed quickly, leading to millions losing jobs and homes again, just like after 2008, except faster and deeper. Economists broadly agree that stimulus was essential to avoiding worse downturns. As for inflation, that was a global phenomenon. Every major economy faced major post COVID inflation, even ones without big stimulus packages (Germany, UK, Japan). So what caused inflation globally? Supply chain breakdowns (lower supply means higher price), energy shocks (Russian invasion), and the massive global demand surge once economies reopened. Saying inflation was “because Biden spent too much” ignores the fact that countries that didn’t spend still had serious inflation. Canceling Keystone had zero impact on short term oil supply. the pipeline wasn’t even built yet. Meanwhile, under Biden, U.S. oil production hit all-time highs by 2023–2024 [(link)](https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63824) There was no war on oil. Production went up, not down lol. The bottom line is that the U.S. came out of COVID faster and stronger than any other country because of the stimulus. Inflation was the price of a fast recovery, and compared to a prolonged depression like after 2008, it was the far better outcome. Blaming it all on the ARP or oil policy just doesn’t match the facts. If you disagree, you’re not arguing with me, you’re arguing against the unemployment rates, global inflation data, and record oil production numbers.

jack5624

Wonder if this is the UK? I know Starmer keeps begging Trump for one and the UK has been in negotiations for a while.

Charizard3535

I think it's probably legit they have been leaking their moves constantly to keep market from dropping. It's probably the UK based on the comments.

ManlyAndWise

Very impressed from Lutnick's interview. Deal-maker, doer, no-nonsense guys. Great friend of Bitcoin, so I like him twice as much. Has said he has one "done-done-done" deal waiting for the PM of that Country to announce it and get it approved (I'd say UK or Japan, might be wrong). Plus many others done in the main but awaiting the last adjustments, "working through the details". He has repeated again that everybody wants to talk. He is more diplomatic than Trump so he does not say that there is a huge queue of people/governments coming cap in hand. QQQ up another 0.6% as I write this. It's as if the market was sniffing the victory, this is a compressed spring now. Be a bear at your risk.

Different_Focus_1371

You Yanks are all frightened of Trump - it’s pathetic. He would never get away with that in the UK 🇬🇧. In fact he wouldn’t even of been considered for office- of any kind. I find it all rather amusing.. land of the free - home of the brave 😂😂😂😂

Such_Region2724

Nutlick just spilled the deal with UK is up first and his to finish but then said no one has approved it, no one in the UK nor US. lmfao

JohnChuaBC

Not sure how informed were you but I watched the handover of HK from UK to China on TV. It was an agreed handover from UK after the 99 year leased was up. You may probably search for that on YouTube. The lease was signed after the opium war where UK is the one seizing. On Taiwan, US had recognised Taiwan as part of One China policy but will sell weapons to Taiwan for self protection. The question now is will there be peaceful unification. It will impact the defence companies revenue when that happens.

consequences_not_I

We used it in the UK too. It is a CLASSIC.

Running4eva

Most countries list the tax in the receipt. For example in the UK VAT tax (sales tax) is a flat 20% across the board for 99% of items. The 1% where it doesn't apply I believe is books and children clothing?

ModestGenius66

Many thanks all! UK here so no idea!!

linkfan66

You're mixing up two things: the mathematical weight a component like net exports can have in a single quarter's GDP calculation, and its real-world economic significance over time. Sure, if imports spike one quarter and fall the next, the net export line can swing and impact the topline GDP number more than usual. But that doesn’t mean net exports are suddenly a major driver of the economy. Especially during a time when our material costs rise 40% overnight, causing us to be far less competitive. >2nd, I said this in another comment, tariffs are only estimated to effect about $330 billion of exports. The USA exported $3.2 trillion of goods in 2024. How does tariffs effecting an estimated 10% of our exports grind our exports to a halt? How in the hell do you expect exports to stay relatively the same when the goods we are producing cost 10-40% more to produce for American companies? Do you truly think other countries will continue the same trade amount with us after our prices increase due to a rise in material costs? Not only that, but we're close to sending every country into a recession, so I'd expect all countries to reduce consumption in general, or at least purchase more from cheaper alternatives. I love how you think that other countries will just carry on with US trade as if nothing happened, and completely ignore retaliatory tariffs, changing partnerships (see EU/UK free trade agreement & EU talking about dropping China EV tariffs among many other examples), and a worldwide reduction in consumer spending.

Round-Watch-863

Boycotts seem like a good strategy. Target is struggling hard because of this. And this already seems to be happening as Tesla shares are falling across the globe. Some good reporting on that showing that other auto companies are gaining lots of ground against Tesla, furthering my point about market cap above: "Toyota, Tesla, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet were the market-share leaders in California last year, and the Tesla Model Y kept its "best-selling light truck" crown. Yet California saw almost 30,000 fewer Model 3 registrations [compared to 2023.](https://www.cncda.org/wp-content/uploads/Cal-Covering-4Q-23.pdf) The Model Y fared better, but was still down more than 4,000 units. The Cybertruck was California's top-selling electric truck, but cracked a mere 9,019 registrations—not quite what you'd expect in an affluent, EV-friendly market and the one where Tesla was born. That was only 434 registrations off the aging and expensive Tesla Model X, for example.  The story gets worse in other parts of the world. In Germany, where Tesla was the longtime EV sales leader even as new entries from Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and various Chinese brands started showing up, sales declined a whole 60% in January—just 1,277 registrations in Europe's biggest car market, according to [*Fortune*](https://fortune.com/europe/2025/02/06/tesla-sales-germany-elon-musk-disrupt-elections-far-right-afd/). Tesla’s sales were also down [63% in France](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/business/tesla-germany-elon-musk.html) in January, another large car market, from a year earlier. They also [dropped 8% in the UK](https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/) year-over-year in January even as all-electric vehicle sales rose to 21% of the British new car market, a seven-point increase from 2024. "No Tesla cracked the UK's top 10 best-seller list last month, something that has regularly happened in the past," [*Ars Technica*](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/tesla-sales-plummet-in-the-uk-france-and-germany/) reported this week." Source: [https://insideevs.com/news/750076/tesla-sales-tanking-globally/](https://insideevs.com/news/750076/tesla-sales-tanking-globally/) Curious though, if retail investors can play a hand in correcting things...

jbr_r18

I get for the retailer when advertising a price nationally. E.g. Apple can say the new iPhone price is $999 nationally, local taxes in addition. But in the shop itself? They know the taxes at that point because it gets applied at the checkout. Standing inside the shop itself it’s not like you might checkout in Los Angeles while stood inside a shop in New York City. So all the prices within the shop itself should include the tax as it will be paid at the checkout. I’m in the UK so our VAT/sales tax is flat for the entire country making it much simpler since you know the exact tax rate for all shoppers but that’s why the tax is included. It’s not really relevant to the customer how much they are paying in tax or not. You either pay the price of the product or don’t buy it. There’s no option to not pay the tax. So include the tax on the sticker price and stick the total tax paid on the receipt at the end. Simple.

JohnLaw1717

I think zooming way out, having our entire supply chain dependent on the country we stand on the brink of WW3 with makes UK in the lead up to WW2 look like geniuses. The military industrial complex wants war with China. They will lobby for scenarios that make that play possible

gs3gd

Here in the UK it's PERFECTLY NORMAL to show VAT (Value Added Tax) on receipts and invoices. Why the hell *shouldn't* the consumer see a breakdown of the costs they're paying? What the Trump administration are essentially saying is "How dare you make it obvious to people that things are more expensive because of us?" They're becoming more of a parody as each day goes by 🤦

Limp-Housing-2100

And it is here in the UK, they don't over there?

MintMrChris

I will try and follow the bullet points a bit because I have tendency to drone...I am in the UK * Stocks and Shares ISA, SIPP, general investment account In UK we get £20,000 ISA allowance each year. ISA basically mean tax free, there are a few types of ISA account - e.g. Cash ISA is regular money saving account, but Stocks & Shares ISA also very popular. I have one of those with iweb (part of lloyds) as it does not have holding fee, big selection of funds etc, £5 transaction fee I think but since I chuck my allowance in at the start of the year and only make a single transaction its ok. I typically buy a fund called Fidelity Index World P (I do have some of their USA fund as well) since its passive, cheap, line goes up - the usual. Has served me very well and I know said fund was very popular on other platforms like AJ Bell (its also recommended on places like Hargreaves Lansdown - which is one of the more old school/guard investment platforms). SIPP is private pension, becoming more popular I feel, I chuck a bit of money in each month (I think the most you can put into pensions - across all pensions - is approx 50k) and the government tops up with 20%. I use Invest Engine because no fees, doesn't have the same choice as iweb and its basically just ETFs but even then they have a plentiful selection and always adding more. Then have a general investing account, not something I really dabble with much anymore, mostly stuff I bought a while ago, and liked to use to make me feel bigly smart, as I had more gains until Donald dumbass returned. * Products etc I mean you can invest virtually anywhere so long as your vendor has the listing, guess currency exchange is a concern but not usually, plenty of GBP stuff after all. I think a lot of people here invest a lot in USA for example, moreso than the UK; in both ETFs and shares. Buying the funds...so in general in the UK I don't think investing is as popular as say the USA. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of people doing it and you can find lots of help and advice, but it isn't so widespread in the culture. However that seems to be changing, apps like Trading212 are becoming a lot more popular and I think people finally notice how useful things like ISAs are and just saving and investing money in general. Given the younger generations wasting their brain looking at smartphone, it good business to have a slick modern app. Another anecdote, I think with the older generations, my parents for example, who do have some investment account, but they don't lean toward DIY, more like hand over the money and have it invested for you (something like a Vanguard lifestrategy portfolio), but again, think that will change in time. Services also vary widly. My iweb ISA for example, the interface for that is ancient lol and I don't use an app (don't think they even have one) which is fine for how I invest there. Invest Engine is a lot more impressive with its design and features, very modern (Trading212 is also slick). There seems to be a lot of competition amongst providers as well which is good, for example my SIPP used to be with Vanguard until they slapped on more fees, so I moved to Invest Engine which was relatively painless (you can also transfer ISAs) so you can shop around for the best service/provider and that obviously means the various platforms want to provide better service. Another example is that to get an iweb account used to cost a one time £100 charge (though for me they gave me back the £100 on my account) which was the price of no fees, but now they no longer charge you - because no holding fees is very common now. So I think the general story in the UK is that some people invest, but nowhere near as many as the USA, but there is move toward it as better providers and services entice people - especially younger (its advertised a lot more on TV for example). Even the government wants to encourage because its rumoured our chancellor is going to change the tax free ISA allowance (the 20k figure). Potentially in future we will only be allowed to put 4k of that 20k into a regular cash isa and the rest would have to go into stocks and shares isa (I think the 4k figure is chosen also for the Lifetime ISA which is something else, though can have a shares version I think) which would shake things up, should make people look into stuff like index funds a lot more at least... For me personally I'm holding all this stuff for the next 20-30 years anyway, so its all just a slightly different version of "buy fund and chill" which I think is most popular, if they aren't buying certain stocks then its going to be index/passive rather than going for actively managed imo.

HeyYoChill

RNS probably refers to the UK's Regulatory News Service, which seems to be an avenue for publishing required disclosures. Could be anything. Not enough information to compute.

tantalum2000

UK and EU expected to sign "free and open trade" declaration. That relationship will deepen and star tot include other countries such as Canada. China not backing down. The world owning a lot of the US debt such that the US can be in a very vulnerable position. We already saw that power once. Trump doesn't use his own experts (which really aren't much in the way of experts anyways). Trump is up against REAL experts and he isn't playing 4D chess. He's eating the crayons while the adults plan to move on without him.

Dalkerro

In the UK we do this with VAT where it's visable at checkout. Whats the big deal?

Michael_H_MFT

I'm from the UK. I have been boycotting Amazon since the inaugeration. I like the idea of this, but suspect the motivation behind this move is much more to demonstrate to China that they are resisting Trump so China don't get more hard line specifically with Amazon. A huge amount of the Amazon inventory is manufactured in China, they cannot afford to properly fall out.

MinaZata

Xi doesn't have to do much work though, does he? The US had willing partners against China in the form of the EU, UK, Mexico and Canada. Instead the US has threatened to annex territory from the EU and the whole of Canada and is threatening Mexico with military action and lecturing the UK on free speech whilst bullying them to buy US products for no upside, and shafting Ukraine and taking the pro-Russian line. The US has literally switched sides and is a threat to democracy globally. China is a threat, but are more contented to stay in their own borders with the exception of Taiwan, whereas the US wants to dominate the entire world.

squirrel_of_fortune

Me! It's tax free in the UK (so if I ever make money this will be relevant). Spread good on futes. I am not allowed to trade options in the UK, I think...

AnonymousTimewaster

If the Tories won in the UK it wouldn't be news, again, because that's the status quo. Things continue as normal. "Party that's ruled for 14 years already wins again" is barely news. Like you can see today, the markets are barely flinching. They're far more interested in what insane thing Trump is going to do than the level headed financially literate man across the border. When Farage wins in a few years, *that* will be news, because it has serious geopolitical implications.

omgitzvg

Are you saying UK is doing better now because of Brexit which Carney advised against?

Almighty_Wangs

If there was an election in the UK and the expected winner won, it would still be worthy of being posted on this sub. Even "status quo" is an important piece of information for an investor. How old are you, 20?

Odie1892

Brexit and incompetent politicians wrecked the UK economy. Carney did an amazing job stopping us from going straight into a nasty recession

6foot4guy

Except that he told the UK not to leave the EU and they did anyway.

Yorks_Rider

It’s not really comparable. Brexit was a stupid idea, but it did not lead to the UK imposing massive tariffs on the rest of the world and annoying all its allies big time. It also did not lead to a break down of checks and balances. Liz Truss crashed the stock market, but she was removed by her own party.

Defol-420

HOOD bull thesis: options trading rolled out to UK poors (me) and I am already addicted to spinning the wheel.

huhwaaaat

Point 1 - You are free to trade with the US, however, if you value your trade with China, your biggest trading partner and neighbour, would you do it even if you weren't told not to? Should China be actively encouraging her trading partners to trade with someone who gives tariffs out like its christmas? You think the countries can't think for themselves? Spoiler alert, none of the East Asian governments are as incompetent as yours. Point 2 - You mean like the islands that Vietnam has built? And Philippines? And every single country that has also built artificial islands in the South China Sea? Has China threaten to invade anyone? You see China calling for an aggresive war with anyone? They claim the Paracel Islands as theirs, ofc they will try to defend it. If the UK was able to defend their claim in Falklands, why is China "evil" for defending their claim? When China hasn't even gone to war over them at all? Point 3 - Ok now I understand, you're braindead. Yes china labor camps china organ harvest. Absolute buffoon. No wonder Trump got in power with ppl like you. Point 4 - Tibet broke off from Qing after the Xinhai rebellion, and claimed its independence. Even the ROC at the time, lead by the KMT and Cheing kai-shek, planned to demand its return after the Sino-Japanese war. Because fundamentally it is a part of China proper. Why? Because the claim was legally provided by the last Emperor of China, Puyi, who when abdicating established that all parts of the Qing dynasty were to be transferred to the ROC. So it's an internal matter of the Chinese. And Mongolia? The same treaty also stated that Mongolia was to be transferred. Mongolians were able to defend themselves with the Soviets help, who wanted to have a puppet in the East. The PRC has historical claim and legal claim over Outer Mongolia, the part they managed to keep. That's way more than what the US had when it took the southwest from Mexico. Way more than what the Brits had when they had their colonies. And you want to know what life was like under the Dalai Lama in Tibet? You think that a feudal monarchy was good for its people? Did you ever learn that the common people were slaves to the feudal lords and nobles? It was a glorified cotton plantation under the name of buddhism. Point 5 - Taiwan Taiwan. You guys love sticking your noses into internal affairs. Mao should've just took it and finished the job in the 50s, instead now all we get is an island that wants to claim the mainland as its own but doesn't accept the mainland government. As far as you're concerned, the Chinese Civil War has never legally ended, not until Taiwan is taken. Take note, it's a Civil War. Point 6 - Really? The rights of everyone in Hong Kong? What sort of dipshit sinophobic brain do you have inside your mind? I can see why Vance thought Chinese were peasants, because all of you stupid fucks seems to have the same twisted idea about a country you don't have any intention of visiting. Have you even been to Hong Kong? Are everybody locked in cages there? Also, did you know that Hong Kong was returned to China from the Brits? Meaning it's internal affairs again? See the pattern here? Is it so hard for you guys to get your grubby little fingers out of other country's noses? Did you know under the Brits, Hong Kong housing market is now dominated by one fucking guy with 70% market share of all the housing in Hong Kong? Read that. One guy and his company owns 70% of all housing. Don't you guys hate landlords here? You should be begging the CPC to purge CK so that the HKers can get some housing for once. Get the fuck out of here with your sinophobia disguised as hate for CPC. If you want to hate the Chinese, just say you hate them, no need to waste your time spouting bullshit that you've done zero research on. You know nothing about China, and you will never know anything, because you're don't hate CPC, you hate the Chinese people. Said it for you.

ArseTrumpetsGoPoot

You'll be pleased to know that in the UK, you can legally piss on the rear offside wheel as long as your right hand is on the vehicle. Truth.

i8noodles

to be fair. America isnt any better in most aspect. America have a semi slave labour camps with prisoners doing labour for pennies. America occupies places but give them no legal representation like pureto Rico. America literally went to war in Afghanistan. has has been nearly constantly at war for there entire existence in some form or another. rights in HK is debatable as this was always agreed upon by the Chinese and the UK. the only real sticky point is the speed and how quickly, as opposed to to slow agreement. since it was always going to be folded into china after the transition period. also it isnt illegal to reclaim land. this is an well established practice. there Singapore has done it as well as the netherlands. also American literally tried to invade cuba because they were too close to them for missiles. how is that for "demand and threaten war"

glitterkenny

Looks like UK and EU have a good chance of signing a free trade deal as a result of all this mess. Canada's new PM is the only foreign Governor of the Bank of England in history, presumably uniquely qualified to do mutually beneficial trade deals with EU and UK. Trump has been a big part of turning the tide against conservative parties in Australia as well as Canada. This all might work out for little old British-Australian me. I was horrified when 🥭 was elected but honestly this might end up a net positive for non-US wealthy democracies, long term.

njchil

I'm in the UK and am glad we're trying to rekindle our relationship with our EU family. Don't really care for the reasoning, so long as it happens! Brexit was such a shit stain on the last decade.

age_of_No_fuxleft

South Korea also said “pound sand” and the UK and EU announced a free trade agreement.

Urabraska-

Um. Except the fact that India is a founding member of BRICS. (B)razil (R)ussia *(I)NDIA!* (C)hina (S)outh Africa. With a ton of other countries under the umbrella.  Kenya also recently told Trump to pound sand. EU/UK also told him to eat shit on the anti-China demands on the deals. Now China hasn't been entire anti-US on this. They support those who are still trading with the US. But this BRICS meeting could 180 the apple deal in India.

douggold11

Can the UK please stop being petulant and just ask to rejoin the EU already? I can't imagine too many people are happy with the way Brexit turned out and the way the world is doing, countries need closer ties, not walls.

Poopiepants29

Palantir doesn't handle any personal data. That's fear mongering and ignorance. UK was worried about that before they landed the NHS contract. No issues. This is from a former share holder. I sold at the dip like a scared moron.

narrowant34

UK and EU to defy 🥭with ‘free and open trade’ declaration-Politico [Link](https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-eu-defy-trump-free-open-trade-declaration/) 

Comprehensive-Sun701

Does that mean my fishing gear will be able to arrive directly from the UK? NOICE

KrumpKrewGaming

The UK and the EU are working on a free trade agreement, so it could be retaliatory action.

bigsquirrel

It is in context of the conversation, which is about free trade. You’re being hyperbolic. You could say your statement isn’t accurate, as the UK had more sheep than it did pre brexit.

CommercialDecision43

Same, I’m in the UK and have A levels. I reckon you should have a set thesis of what you think will happen that day. Don’t risk too much of your account, so that if it doesn’t go to plan you’re ok

I_Tow_My_Own_Line

You haven't seen any of the "man on the street" vids in the UK apparently.

omigula

tf is Bessent’s acoustic ass going to mumble about tomorrow? there’s not going to be a deal with Canada since there’s an election right now, JPN, SK, and Gyna is giving us the finger, UK is trying to undue the brexit nonsense, and India and Pakistan are saber-rattling. is he just going to mumble about the budget?

xflashbackxbrd

Long UK

fre-ddo

I'm invested but still not convinced. Simply because the geopolitics of a sustained coalition and fortification is so fragile and let's face it most of the European countries are skint. The UK say they will gradually crank spending up over 4 or 5 years they simply can't afford it and won't commit more because of elections, they have already taken us into austerity 2.0 and the tax payer won't stomach more taxes and even shittier public services so we can fight a maybe war. Especially if Ukraine and Russia get a peace deal which will happen eventually, probably in the next two years. Then Europe will quietly reel back their plans because they're skint. Which will possibly coincide with the dems getting into power again and they like being the big dick of NATO.

Any-Equipment4890

Because UK equities are really cheap and Americans recognize they're getting bargains.

lichsadvocate

🥭 deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for self-sabotaging the U.S. so badly that everyone else had to make peace *UK and EU to defy 🥭 with ‘free and open trade’ declaration*

felakutiscock

As long as there's no open borders I don't care. Far too many eastern Europeans were moving to the UK. Put a handful of asylum seekers into Poland and they riot on the streets If you can't control your border you cease to be a nation

CressOverall7400

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration BRUSSELS — Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” between London and Brussels based on “maintaining global economic stability and our mutual commitment to free and open trade.” It comes as Keir Starmer’s U.K. government is locked in negotiations with the Trump administration to try to get a carve-out from the U.S. president’s new tariffs. The draft U.K.-EU agreement, dated April 25, is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit, which is seen as a key moment in resetting post-Brexit relations.