Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010

UK Recovery - postponed?

Mail: Don't invest in Britain: The UK economy sits 'on a bed of nitroglycerine', investors warned

''Bill Gross, who runs Pacific Investment Management Co mutual fund, said the British economy was lying on 'a bed of nitroglycerine'.
In his monthly newsletter, Mr Gross said: 'The UK is a must to avoid. Its gilts are resting on a bed of nitroglycerine.''

Posted by hpwatcher @ 12:07 PM (1923 views) Add Comment

8 Comments

1. mr g said...

Interest rate increases anyone?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:21PM Report Comment
 

2. mrflibble said...

But Britain was a 'must avoid'.

Sounds like Britain needs its own ring of fire called Inferno.

And the beauty is we still have the hpc feast yet to come, not to mention the end of QE, the public sector being gutted and the possibility of IR climbing. It's not looking good gents...

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:26PM Report Comment
 

3. hpwatcher said...

And the beauty is we still have the hpc feast yet to come, not to mention the end of QE, the public sector being gutted and the possibility of IR climbing. It's not looking good gents...

Yup, tough times definitely ahead.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:29PM Report Comment
 

4. Crunchy said...

Guy Fawkes will finally be vindicated.

The last big boom.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 01:20PM Report Comment
 

5. Sparky300 said...

I heard this on the morning news on classic fm, strange the BBC have failed to mention it.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 02:51PM Report Comment
 

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7. jack c said...

This was also debated on one of yesterdays topics www.housepricecrash.co.uk/newsblog/2010/01/blog-amazing-what-a-few-trillion-fails-to-achieve-27421.php - Mountain Goat @38 onwards

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 03:02PM Report Comment
 

8. another alan said...

Sparky,

It was all over BBC Radio 4's Today this morning.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 05:19PM Report Comment
 

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