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What Blue Friday means for UK financial markets

The UK general election has provided a clearer path towards a resolution to Brexit and looser fiscal policy, which should boost economic activity and push up sterling, UK equities, and Gilt yields. That said, as long as there remains the possibility of something like a “no deal”, those gains ought to be limited.

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