Steven Andrew: Cutting through post-election noise

Futures markets look unruffled

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Short-run asset prices, the Brexit negotiations and longer-term economic implications - Steven Andrew highlights three key aspects investors should pay attention to following the election

As if political certainty were not already in short supply, Theresa May's decision to call an early general Election, seeking stability, has achieved the opposite. The outcome of the election, while clearly a surprise relative to expectations just a few weeks ago, seems broadly consistent with the trend in opinion polls in the run-up to the vote, which showed an increase in support for Labour at the expense of the Conservatives. Follow the PA LIVE Election Blog here Amid the noise, there are three aspects worth investors' attention - first, what the election outcome means for short...

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