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lysergalien

Florida. We don't do that shit here though, tuna potato is some UK shit

TreatAffectionate453

I don't know, it seems like something is infecting the Anglosphere bordering the Atlantic. 1) Maple MAGA exists in Canada. Conservatives barely lost the last election and only because the NDP told its voters to go Liberal and the Cons hitched their wagon to a man threatening to annex the country. 2) The UK chose to shoot itself in the foot with Brexit because it thought it'd do better by itself.

LordKrups

I'm from the UK and a Wendy's opened in my town last month. I took it as a sign only good things can happen 🤔😋

s33d5

Yeah would be interesting if the UK gov looked to mine their own tungsten. If there was to be a war or army build up then tungsten would be in demand. Which is no longer completely realistic. Especially because NATO spending is increasing.  Has the UK gov done anything that would increase the need for tungsten? 

s33d5

I think it's still cheaper to buy from the USA than mining themselves. However, you are right that Trump could interfere. It is unlikely though because he is trying to reduce trade deficit (which is fucking stupid, but regardless). Trump wants more countries to buy US trade materials. Therefore his current stance is to promote things such as buying USA tungsten.  The EU also produces some Tungsten.  One that would be interesting is Canada. They have some of the largest deposits. However, it's a lot more expensive there I think because the areas are so remote. There are existing, but closed, tungsten mines in Canada.  If Canada is to be followed, it's likely there will be a EU and UK attempt at buying Tungsten from China. I say this as Canada has opened up automotive trade with China. 

LastUltimateY0l0

Very true, but again - it’s stupid expensive to start up a mine vs restarting one. Greenland COULD have higher grade Tungsten, but the Hemerdon site literally exists ready to go now. To even get a project going properly can take multiple years. Even if the US do that, there’s still the China problem. Time is on the UK side for sure

s33d5

Only error in your thinking is that the UK would pay tariffs on importing Tungsten from the USA. The UK sets the tariffs on imports to the UK, not the USA. So, they can currently still buy from the USA no problem. I'm also fairly certain Canada had a decent amount of tungsten. Haven't checked that though. 

-Crash_Override-

Ill level set. Im a dual citizen US/UK and lived all over europe. So my opinion is not simply through the American lense. Unfortunately your interpretation is flipped. EU doesnt want to get out of bed with the US...the US wants to get out of bed with EU. Europe is going to be crippled by climate migrants in the next 20 years, increasing pressure from the east. Energy scarcity. Etc..etc... US cant just walk away, that would be bad for everyone involved, but a multi decade decoupling is where we're headed. The relationship will likely never be adversarial, but nothing like we have today.

cheshire-cats-grin

China has been doing it for a while - they were level pegging with Japan for a while but have dropped to third. For some reason the UK has been buying up the slack. Note - they are not necessarily selling them. They may also just hold to maturity and them just not participate in new auctions

MincedLemon

Great price for penny stocks (they charge 0.1% of the amount, not per stock) but only available in the UK and the Netherlands (in Europe)

DontNeedaNameThanks

Well, the rest of my old team is probably about to be laid off. Or at least the UK folks. I think they saw the writing on the wall in October when all the Americans on the team were cut.

MagnesiumKitten

Fox: Crucially, growth does not appear sufficient to justify this rating. Normalised earnings are expected to grow by roughly 16% between 2025 and 2026, which results in a price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of around 2.8. A ratio at this level typically indicates that growth expectations are already fully reflected in the share price. Dr. James Fox Based in London, James is ranked as the UK’s no.1 independent stock picker, according to Stockomendation. He holds a PhD in development economics and is a regular contributor to a range of business and economics publications. I don't agree with half of his remarks, but he's got a far better batting average than you do. Did you know that in the past week one of the brokerage houses are recommending a sell now on Rolls-Royce? and it's what 34 days before Q4?

redhandman_mjsp

It does, I've bought it. I'm UK based if that makes a difference.

delete-from-acc

Not while trump is around imo. Then China has been buying hundreds of tonnes - and that's just what is officially reported. Poland has recently instructed central back to buy 200 tonnes or something, countries are selling their dollar holdings at a loss and ploughing it in to gold. Apart from UK of course, as they're idiots.

The_Insider_Edge

wow the press release say 8 big countries "Current markets (Australia, Portugal, Germany, Brazil, and Czech Republic) and entering new markets including the UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica and New Zealand!"

The_Insider_Edge

literally they have onboarded 8 countries now from and old press release - "Current markets (Australia, Portugal, Germany, Brazil, and Czech Republic) and entering new markets including the UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica and New Zealand!" [https://herbaldispatch.com/blogs/investors/herbal-dispatch-unveils-strategic-business-plan-for-2026-to-drive-sustainable-growth-and-enhance-shareholder-value](https://herbaldispatch.com/blogs/investors/herbal-dispatch-unveils-strategic-business-plan-for-2026-to-drive-sustainable-growth-and-enhance-shareholder-value)

HaydnH

UK listed mining companies are doing well, check out the 12 month chart on Fresnillo (FRES) as the biggest FTSE 100 mover last year. I question how much higher precious metals can go though, I guess there's at least until the mid terms for Trump to do Trump things?

Timalakeseinai

You guys fail to understand that salary is not the only thing in life. - and that without keeping in mind the ridiculous cost of living and healthcare. In GenZ abroad ( at least in the UK ), the US is considered a third world shit hole.

elkunas

The EU/UK have tariffs on America, dozens of them. Every country has tariffs on every country. And Trump is treating this like business, its stupid but thats what it is. Investors will forget in 5 years and everything will be the same as it was.

Lazerys

I don't think any EU/UK governments have imposed tariffs on their allies and threatened to invade them for "national security". Internal politics shouldn't be confused for international ones either. The human thing with trust is that once it is lost, it is hard to get back. The reputation of America is unquestionably taking a heavy toll under this administration.

elkunas

I guess i just have super curated friends then, because anytime I talk to my EU/UK friends, their opinion of the US hasnt changed. They literally do not care about Trumps shit because they have their own governments doing their own stupid shit.

Inside_Tour_1408

Yes that's my point - if they said it last year then the results have proven they were right, the US was outperformed by UK and Germany as well as Canada, HK and Japan for that matter

FaultInternational91

People like this in the UK too, voting for Reform who are basically UKs Temu version of MAGA, but voting for Reform because they don't like the foreigners coming over here and getting benefits. I really hope Reform doesn't win but if they do there will be a lot of people like this told to fuck off by the sane people once their benefits get stripped too 🤣

Inside_Tour_1408

Are we talking countries or investments here bc the UK and German exchanges outperformed the US even with a pro-business, pro-stock market President

Inside_Tour_1408

The FTSE has some great opportunities: RR, AZN, MKS and RMV among them RMV - Rightmove is the largest UK property website, \~80% market share, 19 P/E, rising FCF and falling debt over the past 5 years, £5mil in debt and £40mil in cash, and rejected a takeover bid with 50% upside in 2024 The UK govt have also just passed a law ending minimum tenancies for renters allowing for a more fluid rental market and more eyeballs on the website

Icy_Jelly_315

About to order a BYD in the UK. Every little helps

NiceGuyEdddy

Lol, so many things wrong. "Lol imagine reading western media and thinking it's presenting a full story" Lol, imagine not reading an article and then assuming you know what it says. "He got his negotiations" The US after all it's blustering left with the same deal they had before all the blustering. So a failed negotiation, lol. "Do you notice how you accuse me of lying without being able to point out a single thing that's wrong" Looooool. "It didn't 'beg'" Wrong. They begged and then threw a tantrum when France refused. 'fReEdOm FrIeS nOt FrEnCh FrIeS ReEeEe' "He threatened tariffs to force a negotiation that they previously refused to have" Wrong.  He threatened tariffs and then backed down with the same deal regarding Greenland that was in place prior. "The US doesn't "back down", it gets concessions from Europe then reduces the tariffs again." Wrong. But out of curiosity, name said concessions, lol. I'll wait. "Remember when France told the US to fuck off regarding Iraq" "I remember Germany supporting the US in Iraq, yes." Wrong. Think you might need a trip to Specsavers kiddo. I said *France*, not Germany. F.R.A.N.C.E G.E.R.M.A.N.Y Notice the different letters? Different letters means it's a different word, lol. "Remember when the UK told the US to fuck off regarding the Falklands?" "I remember the UK being the biggest supporter of the US in Europe, yes." Wroooooong. The Falklands isn't in Europe. Imagine not knowing that very basic geographical fact, lol. "I remember the US leading a continuous trade war" Wroooooong. The only continuous trade war was with China and the US buckled first. In regards to Europe Trump threatens and then folds. It's such a recurring thing that the kids even have nickname for it. TACO, lol. "At the detriment of the European people" Lol, what detriment? Europeans in general live longer, love healthier, have more purchasing power, lower crime rates and a higher quality of life than most Americans. They also don't have Gestapo kidnapping 5 year olds kids off the street. So wrong again, lol. It must be hard being you, lol.

No-Candidate6257

>Lol, imagine not even reading the article and still commenting. LOL, imagine reading Western media and thinking it's presenting a full story. > Trump threatened tariffs, then he backed down. He threatened tariffs to force negotiations of a deal that they previously refused to have. He got his negotiations. >And yes the US is Europe and Chinas bitch. Except that the entire EU is led entirely by US puppets and does whatever the US demands, including signing over Greenland after just a threat of tariffs. >That's why after 9/11 the US came begging for help. It didn't "beg". Their puppets bent the knee and helped. >It's why although Trump keeps threatening tariffs on Europe, he always backs down. That's because tariffs are an economic weapon to coerce Europe while also harming the US economy. The US doesn't "back down", its gets concessions from the Europeans, then reduces tariffs again. The US regime throws shit at the wall and sees what sticks. >Do you see how you have to lie to justify your position, yet I simply have to refer to historical facts? Do you notice how you accuse me of lying without being able to point out a single thing I said that's wrong? >Remember when France told the US to fuck off regarding Iraq? I remember Germany supporting the US in Iraq, yes. >Remember when the UK told the US to fuck off regarding the Falklands? I remember the UK being the biggest supporter of the US in Europe, yes. >Remember when the US backed down on their trade wars 3 times in 2025 alone? I remember the US leading a continuous trade war against Europe and gaining more and more from it at the detriment of the European people, yes.

AnonymousTimewaster

SGLN for me as im in the UK

ArcDogRob

“UK holds off joining Trump's peace board over Putin concerns”… Looks like UK is about to get some fresh new tariffs lol

exouster

You’re late to the party to buy it. It’s a bad long-term investment because: Gaming companies’ revenue is cyclical. CD Projekt and Take-Two Interactive depend on a single product. They will fight tooth and nail to make that product good, but one bad release can bankrupt the company. Regulatory risk: Russia says it will ban GTA 6; the UK and the USA could do the same, blaming violence on games, and so on. Delays or a poor launch (Cyberpunk 2077). If you want to make some gains, invest in the company when the marketing starts (when you begin to see ads on YouTube, in the news, etc.) and sell on the day the game comes out or before, when streamers ans press start the reviews. Reviews will be positive even if the game is bad so donr hold.

dvdmovie1

I wouldn't just copy what you've read on here. That has become more and more of a thing in the last year and eventually more and more of the discussion on here just becomes the same list of hivemind names. If you don't do your own research and just buy what you read on here, when the names eventually go down (and this is a very speculative set of names, so they will be volatile) you're not going to have anything to go on and will likely just dump. Two of these are microcap biotechs that have been pumped on here and microcap biotechs are among the riskiest bets in the market - people read things that sound good, see "stock go up" and then in most cases eventually get rug pulled. Two of these stocks -ASTS/RKLB - have been successful speculative names for a while already. Not saying that they can't continue to be stories, but one is up 360% in the last year - at some point there is a little bit of okay what's the next idea rather than keep piling into the same idea. Too much of Reddit has become "Mag 7 + a few selected speculative growth ideas" and it's the same few this year it was last year. I own one of the two from much lower but I don't keep just endlessly adding to it, at a point I start looking for other ideas instead. NBIS is mildly interesting but it's the kind of thing where it could easily pull back 30% plus in a couple of weeks or so - it did last Fall. I don't get RZLV at all. It's the kind of thing that I don't think even Cathie Wood would buy. Retail AI done by some tiny company in the UK is not compelling. You don't have any thing in this list that's a good foundation for a portfolio. There's one or two speculative things on here maybe to consider if they pulled back but otherwise this isn't a good list to build a portfolio around imo.

solar1ze

There are no windmills on UK wind farms. I don’t know why King Grabyepussy hates the grind so much. Does he want us all to do it by hand?

NiceGuyEdddy

Lol, imagine not even reading the article and still commenting. Trump threatened tariffs, then be backed down. As he did before. And yes the US is Europe and Chinas bitch. That's why when Trump started a tariff war with China, the US buckled first. That's why when after 9/11 the US came begging for help. It's why although Trump keeps threatening tariffs on Europe, he always backs down. "Europe is literally giving Trump everything he wants as we speak" Do you see how you have to lie to justify your position, yet I simply have to refer to historical facts? That's because you're spouting bullshit, lol. Remember when France told the US to fuck off regarding Iraq? Remember when the UK told the US to fuck off regarding the Falklands? Remember when the US backed down on their trade wars 3 times in 2025 alone? TACO, lol.

And-Bee

UK trade unions are actually shitting bricks over this. We are clearly bothered by it so this cartoon is just wrong.

thepandemicbabe

No, it’s definitely not but it’s a preview they could dump US treasury overnight. Look what happened to the UK in 1967 lost something like 30% overnight!

Chemical-Agency-3997

In one place? Fort Knox. The Euro zone holds 33% more gold already though. And I didn’t say that’d be the new reserve currency, it’s just one place where people are parking their money now as a quick exit from USD For the first time in nearly 30 years, the total value of global central bank gold reserves has officially exceeded the total value of foreign-held U.S. Treasuries. As central banks continue to buy gold and divest from US debt, the market is simply revaluing gold upward to meet the liquidity demand. EUR and GBP are also up ~10% on the dollar since Trump took office while the dxy is -10%. UK and European equities outperformed the US by 16% in dollar terms in 2025. London has overtaken New York as the world’s #1 global financial center. All thanks to your daddy.

MitsuSosa

Beyond the fact that “Daily” is a incredibly unreliable news source, the fact you picked this up off a UK outlet should tell you this is a bunch of nonsense. If anything meaningful actually was happening you would hear it first from a US based news outlet first not one on a different continent

GladCheetah6048

Why did the US and UK, two UN security council members, trample on the very fabric of international law by joining financial and military resources to attack Afghanistan and Iraq which were both UN members

A55BAG

UK newspapers https://preview.redd.it/qnrpwava8seg1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b13654b481fc23757d1abcdb5cb7a64a5e9126ef

Admirable-Delay-9729

I did this last year- still got a good chunk in US stocks but increased my UK and EU holdings significantly and I definitely feel better about it with all the nonsense going on

LectureAgreeable923

And the United States lives because of the countries around the world especially our allies like Canada purchases our debt Treasary bonds. Canada holds a significant, but fluctuating, amount of U.S. debt, ranking among the top foreign holders, with recent figures placing their holdings around $370 billion to over $400 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, making them a key investor alongside Japan and the UK, though exact amounts vary by month due to market fluctuations and revaluation. As of late 2024/early 2025, Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, with over $1.1 trillion, followed by the United Kingdom (U.K.) as the second or third largest, holding around $700 billion to over $800 billion, with China often alternating in the second/third spots, according to data from sources like the U.S. Treasury, Investopedia and USAFacts. These figures fluctuate, but Japan consistently leads, with the UK and China holding substantial, though varying, amounts. Keep it up Trump the world can dump our debt / treasary bonds they can turn the dollar in to toilet paper dare I say hyper .His stupidity has accelerated it

HanYoloKesselPun

At some point you have to accept when your country does dumb as fuck things. We idiots in the UK voted to leave the EU despite it being catastrophic for our economy and future prospects. We shot ourselves in the foot and so good luck to the EU when they bend us over when we ask to rejoin.

BritishAnimator

Like the UK

MeccIt

The EU has already been through a version of this with Brexit, where the UK's stance would change day by day due to internal politicking. They just kelp to their story until a legal treaty was signed (with penalty clauses).

Sader325

Think you could get trump to threaten to invade the UK?

EduinBrutus

De Gaulle is always portrayed as a pompous, arrogant shit in the UK. But its increasingly clear he was right. About almost everything (maybe not the psueod-Unitary Executive Theory for teh Fifth Republic but almost everything else.

Strong_Neck8236

The french threw them out in 1967. That's how my dad met my mum (redeployed to the UK).

urbanarcherxxx

Nothing to do with a rigged political system of "democracy" I'm sure... It's happening everywhere I mean look at the clown in charge of the UK.

Doub13D

Russian submarines routinely traverse the Greenland-Iceland-UK line…

PmMeCuteDogsThanks

And you will still be in UK

EvolvedMonkeyInSpace

This is incorrect. Sweden, Norway, Finland, Greece, Germany, UK, Spain, Poland and Italy have really powerful armies.

WendyDumpsterFire

stop calling it United States Its called UK

BernardoDeGalvez

Listen, 90% of people of Reddit, even if we are European, are leftist and hate Trump. Besides... even if we were 50/50%... what the duck do we (simpletons) have to do with bilateral international trade?? Even if 99% of the population in one country is antithis or antithat... if the president, king, dictator... of that country decides otherwise... Do you get me?? are you basing your strategy long term about what 20 leftoids from Germany, UK and Denmark say??

HeezyB

Where are private institutions going to move their bond money to? China, Russia? The UK? lol

ripvanmarlow

Unbelievable disrespect from the Americans. This sort of behaviour is going to come back and bite them in the ass. Not a fucking single ounce of statesmanship amongst them. Imagine thinking it's ok to slag off your closest allies like that. Insulting Denmark is insulting the EU and the UK too by the way. I can't wait for the day these pricks are "irrelevant" too.

ledow

Only ever happened once in the last many-many-hundred-years. The pound sterling was the de-facto reserve currency for centuries. Longer than the US has even existed for. After WW2, the USD emerges and takes over because of the HUGE wartime costs and debts to the US from the UK. We only finishing paying those debts back about 10 years ago. Literally once in recorded history this has happened. Because of a global war, and a shrinking empire, and a whippersnapper of a country suddenly becoming very powerful. The US is, by comparison, a toddler in both age and sensibility. It can go just as quickly as it arrived.

Just-Here2-Learn

Does Germany and UK have SWR like US?

RockinMadRiot

He wanted UK from EU as well. Yet, UK picked EU.

RockinMadRiot

Invasion was never the plan, leverage was. He did the same in every situation. Though I think he hoped the UK would side with him, when they didn't. He realised he will have to settle for something else.

unlocked_

I'm not familiar with UK inner workings so I can't say anything to that effect but I think you missed my point. I am saying this dude is in it for himself and with fuck all of us over 5 times to enrich himself. That doesn't mean the problems he speaks to aren't valid or that he is wrong. It's just a shame that european leadership is so complacent that it takes an outer thread of this magnitude to actually move(if it even changes anything, we'll have to wait and see).

_Thermalflask

Germany was incapable of "annihilating" the UK and Hitler didn't even want to. His plan was originally to co-exist alongside them

aedes

If you want my personal thoughts: I don't know what the future will bring 5 years from now, let alone 10 years from now. My personal belief is that the next decade or so has a good chance of being so volatile, that I have no idea what the world will look like when we come out the other side of this. Multipolar world seems plausible to me, but again, I wouldn't bet any money on any specific outcome at this point. \>but the United States is still the global hegemon The US has already turned it's ship around away from this and set a course elsewhere. Carney's entire speech was, "The US as we know it is dead. How will the world work in this new post-US era?" So yes, I suppose I dispute it, on the grounds that the speech we are discussing quite clearly disputes it as well. So my response would basically be, "Carney is a former head of the central bank of the UK and Canada, and the active international head of state from the country closest culturally and socially to the US, and he has publicly come out at a prominent international forum saying that US global hegemony is dead."

Happy-n-Healthy

So I guess we already got Greenland moving onto Iceland now....next week UK

PutVivid6052

Iceland is a freezer food store in the UK. What the fuck did it do to piss 🥭 off

OdBx

The UK was never going to be annihilated by the axis. Please read some history.

FullCopy

The UK is sitting on that energy. Why Sleepy? Why did he do that?

AlmightyCheesusCrust

lol BBC took off this live feed once he talked about the UK

MrCircleStrafe

UK. here in peace, watching the US markets like a sitcom.

mitigatedcactussquat

It's all in a tax-wrapper, so there's no tax due on buying and selling - it's a UK ISA, which I think Roth IRA is the US equivalent

CubeApple76

And when the next US president is on the other side of the political spectrum while the far right wins out in Europe, will you be switching everything back? Reform is likely going to clean up in the UK based on the polls. France will likely end up with a far right coalition at the next election. Will everyone be dumping british and french stocks in such a scenario? Will that also not be a reflex decision? The time horizon here is 3 years (arguably shorter if the Republicans get trounced in the midterms as expected). Unless you're aiming to retire in a few years, dumping everything because of current political tensions seems extremely short sided and reactionary to me.

maplebaconsausage

Not invested there. Mainly in UK, France, Germany, Japan, etc. although Japan is questionable with the latest news.

eyeTradeFutures

Just wait for Europe, the UK, Canada and the Nordic countries to all make deals with China.

TapMinute9409

Would imagine his speech at 2:30 (UK Time) should impact markets on this basis

wanmoar

> Read or watch the Canadian PM’s speech Great shout! I would add that as you read/watch that speech, keep in mind that Carney has been the Central Banker for not one, but two giant economies (Canada and UK) and was in charge during the 2008 crash. Man knows his shit when it comes to economics.

wattap

“the UK chancellor tells the BBC she's had assurances from the US commerce secretary that the "US-UK trade deal will stand".”

daedalus_dance

>UK chancellor 'not ruling out' retaliatory tariffs on US

Phortoes

No idea. But I know: - fishing industry is suffering. Job losses, closures, paperwork, export delays - NHS isn't getting the promised £350m a day. No one has been brought to account. They claim we haven't had a proper Brexit ... whatever that means. - lots of small businesses stopped trading outside the UK cos of tax/duty etc On the good side though: - we got 30% discount so only had to pay £570m to rejoin Erasmus for one year though it came with the EU. So UK students make sure you use it well in 2027/28 as it may not be renewed. - passports are now cool blue.

Trashpanda7193

Recent memory the UK has helped in Afghanistan, Iraq and the gulf war. It was quite well documented we stepped in to help America because they asked us, rather than any legitimate threat or rationale.

tripping_yarns

I took the opportunity to have a breather and completely liquidated the funds in one of my pension funds (SIPP, UK). The US market was closed for holidays, but the futures were looking ominous so I cashed out as London was open. (I had a small cap and VWRP which were both over 60% exposed to the US) I’m not planning on staying out for long, but short term, I believe the risk of a significant drop is greater than missing out an a big gain. When I re-enter I’m looking at Europe including the UK and Japan (although Japan will carry some risk due to its US exposure). As well as the risk of the tech bubble bursting, there is also the possibility that the dollar will devalue further (which I suspect is the plan). Back at the inauguration I sold all my US tech holdings (pension with single companies in) and swapped them for European defense companies. That worked out well. The rest of my holdings are predominantly logistics REITs which I believe are undervalued and also pay a large dividend. Happy where I am at the moment and I’ll be watching closely.

MercianRaider

I dont see how Netflix survives long term. Nearly everyone i know doesnt pay for subscuption services anymore, when you can stream everything for free or a lot cheaper. (UK)

realpannikin

I think that you are missing the point. This might be a small activist fund, but they are not the only people that feel US debt is no longer where money should go. More importantly, nobody needs to sell US assets to cause a meltdown. They just need to stop buying more. European economies are no longer looking at integration with the US as a safe option. The US is not reliable and won’t be for a very long time, reinforced by the fact Trump was elected twice. The investment will stay in Europe, UK, Japan etc. Who will subsidise the US going forward? Even with higher interest rates the $ has a long way to weaken yet. Get used to higher cost of living, higher interest rates and more unemployment.

Panthera__Tigris

Most US debt is owned by US companies and pension funds. You can't mess with them unless you want to explain to people why their pensions are gone. That's 70% of your debt right there. As for the rest of the world, they are already aware of the "problem". China has been dumping US bonds since 2014 and went from like 1.3 trillion to 600 billion. India sold about 50 billion this year and Brazil is also selling. These countries will be fine. Even Germany owns only a little bit (100 billion). The countries to get fucked will be Japan, UK, Canada more than anyone else. These geniuses have actually been buying more US debt while the BRIC were dumping. Tiny UK owns more US debt than China. Its insane.

Mighty-HeaIthy

It’s the UK’s fault honestly, going back to the Balfour Declaration.

delicious_oppai

Don't forget Germany and UK

ButtExterminator

All Indians in the UK

IntelligenzMachine

I actually used an active managed fund because I think once you start looking down to these types of markets Reddits advice on index funds is wrong. I do the same for small-cap investing in the UK.

Phortoes

An easier question might be to those in the UK ... **Has life been better since Brexit with examples** ... it's more recent.

SnooChocolates1242

Very true in the UK, one of the more investor friendly nations in Europe.

littlecreatured

The UK paid its WW2 debt in 2006

MeridianNL

You always risk dilution when the company makes no money. And they have to announce it somehow; and that is usually pre/post market times. Since its a UK company thats right in the trading hours in the US (4 PM UK time, 11 AM ET). The +6% afterhours is probably because they think its oversold so they buy back in. The liquidity pre/post market is much, much lower so its "easier" to get wilder numbers.

WhiteDirty

The fact is pissing off Europe is the equivalent of calling your best friend a pussy so he steps up and does the impossible. I have spent some time living in europe and they have changed majorly in such a short amount of time. They are facing drastic change economically and culturally. They are heavily dependent on the US for defence as well as digital infrastructure. I feel like EU and UK lost a generation of youth to overseas jobs and then were replaced with immigrants and today they are lost. And it happened in less than 10-15 years. Americans used to travel there to experience this kind of cultural saturation that is now gone in many of the big cities. Many cities in the world are now this way. They lost their distinction and uniqueness. They don't know what or how to innovate and grow the kind of markets we have in the US. The level of bureaucracy and red tape make it difficult. I have heard this countless times. Go try and register a business there and you will see. I can register a business in the US in 15 minutes on the internet. What is happening now is in large part due to conflicts between American corporations and the EU lawmakers who have increasingly clamped down on free speech and attacked US tech. Most of these are just petty taxes aimed at US companies. These companies have been getting an increasingly year over year increase in taxes, fines and penalties since covid. The EU has already been pushing the US out of its economy via these silent taxes its not a suprise. They have their own politicians and economy they can do whatever they want. The EU has hundreds of product specific compliance requirements in order to sell in their markets. This can be good, and can be bad.... Its bad when they are clearly with bias targeting specific corporation. At least this is the perception. But it can also encourage europe to develop their own tech. Consider for a moment the world uses microsoft products... Everything that is happening has already been wrote in stone. This is just the world once again at a standstill, unbalanced. Fighting to control the next group of resources that will dictate the next 50 years. It's the calm before the storm, and yeah its terrifying. There is not enough power on earth to do what they claim to do. And they will do whatever it takes. The amount of gold left in the world is only 1/4 of what has already been extracted and yet demand is highest in history due to electronics. The world is preparing for WW3. Probably since covid. Whoever has the resources, gets the power grid, gets the tech gets domination. The east has a leg up in that they dont have to disaasemble a titan to pivot into this new tech. This is where the US is at a dissadvantage. And this is why shit is drastic and chaotic. The west has their balls in a vice with debt and lack of a real manufacturing base. People are drawing lines in the sand, getting resources in place. As NATO partners there are expectations and i think Europe is more interested in creating a multicultural utopia than any kind of military center. As such they are basically saying when shit hits the fan we wont do a damn thing about it and America will have to sweep in and save us. Ironically with Trump they want to increase military. Funny how that happens huh. Notice how all the peaceful people want war. Its almost like it was planned that way... Europe is locking and loading and it isnt to fight the US. People need to wake up. I think there is a panic to quickly update all of NATO. Trump is reminding the west they are fat and happy. When and if China makes a grab for Tawain the west will fall and China will become a fully integrated powerhouse. They will make it seem like a break up so that nobody questions why europe just increased military spending. Nobody is prepared for the war of AI. The west should be in a panic because if its a war of small electronic drones China will win on production capacity alone. Europe laughs but they will either run to China or the US, but they will not become the center of the free world. And without the US China will speed run the destruction of the EU.

Xcentric7881

IG (UK spread bet)

Type-21

I think UK is the only one still struggling with ww2 debt.

Discount_LionSafari

It's a pun about the UK ya dingus

Quirky-Plantain-2080

Have you actually read anything from the UK in the last 12 months…? They seem to be on the verge of lynching the PM.

Elusive-Lucifer

I'm a Brit and I wouldn't invest in the entirety of the UK but I am investing in Rolls Royce and BAE systems as part of my UK exposure

HeftyCompetition9218

I mean… the USD is dropping depreciating the value even if the yields rise. So I hope the UK is buying only 10 year plus??? Wtf is the UK buying

eyehole_men

While the Pentagon officially adheres to the principle of one president at a time, the Department of Defense is currently employing institutional brakes to slow down extreme escalations regarding Greenland and Norway. These are not open mutinies but rather strategic stonewalling tactics designed to preserve the NATO alliance and prevent an illegal conflict. Refusal to Initiate Operational Planning Despite public demands for a plan to take control of Greenland, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have slowed the process by categorizing it as a policy aspiration rather than a military requirement. The Legality Wall: Reports indicate that military lawyers have briefed senior leadership that an invasion of a NATO ally would be inherently illegal under both international law and the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Bureaucratic Delay: By labeling the order as potentially illegal, the Pentagon creates a massive delay as they must study the legal ramifications before moving any assets. Strategic Interoperability with NATO: While the White House is threatening Norway and Denmark, the Pentagon is doing the opposite by maintaining operational ties. Active Cooperation: The Department of Defense is continuing to participate in Operation Arctic Endurance alongside the very nations being threatened by the administration. The Tripwire Support: When France, Germany, and the UK sent troops to Greenland recently, the Pentagon did not object. Instead, they treated it as routine allied burden sharing. By allowing European troops on Greenlandic soil, the military makes any move into the territory a direct conflict with multiple allies, not just Denmark. The Insurrection Act Diversion: The Pentagon has been unusually vocal about its reluctance to be used for domestic missions, which effectively ties up resources. Domestic Focus: As the administration threatens to use the Insurrection Act to handle protests in Minnesota, senior military leaders have leaked to the press that they view this as a misuse of the active duty military. Capacity Arguments: By focusing the public and legal debate on domestic use of force, the Pentagon is essentially signaling they are overextended and lack the bandwidth to open an Arctic front. Congressional Coordination: The Pentagon is reportedly working with the Senate Armed Services Committee to ensure that funding for any Greenland operation is blocked. Section 1250A: Under Section 1250A of the current law, the President is prohibited from materially altering the relationship with NATO without Congressional approval. Funding Shield: The Pentagon is using this law as a shield, telling the White House that they cannot move assets for a Greenland seizure because Congress has technically defunded such an action in advance. Repositioning Away from Europe: In a move that looks like compliance but acts as a stonewall, the Pentagon recently moved a Carrier Strike Group toward the Middle East and increased focus on the Indo-Pacific.  Strategic Unavailability: While this aligns with a pivot to Asia, it leaves the military without the immediate heavy lift capability in the North Atlantic required to execute a takeover of Greenland.

NookNookNook

Belgium and UK are already trying to prop up the USD as China Firesells their US Debt. They can't afford to do it. This is just more fuel on the fire.