Out of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
In terms of the global macroeconomic picture, the past two weeks have been nothing short of a firestorm. Last week, the UK government announced plans for unfunded tax cuts and additional government borrowing in the ‘mini budget’. This caused a drastic reduction in market confidence. Consequently, the Pound crashed to historically low levels against the U.S. dollar at under $1.04. The volatility currently playing out in financial markets is unprecedented and akin to what we…