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The economy public finances and household incomes have always bounced back after previous recessions, it has simply not happend this time. The brutal truth and reality of the situation is that we have not recovered from the 2008 financial crash resulting in severe and irreparable contraction of liquidity in global financial markets that originated in America.

Global central bank interventions and negative interest rates will all turn out to be useless, and will not be the solution or fix the financial predicament the global economy finds itself in.

Dont be fooled by the numbers ! The DAX is not representative of the German economy as a whole, just like the DOW and other capital markets they are benefiting from unconventional monetary policy.

LTI No they are not living tents. Many ex - council tenants like my village postman sold their run down high rise flats in the London Borough's and moved North and purchased large desirable detached properties with their council house proceeds

" Right to Buy " Del Boy would have said " a nice little earner ".

Share price now flirting with pre General Election levels. Whatever happend to the the " Boris Bounce " analysts and newspaper media were predicting. Latest economic data released shows yet another sharp downturn in December new car sales, and reduced Christmas and New Year on the High Street and Supermarket spending on food.

A complete utter shambles and missue of taxpayes money. According to local Government Association there are now less than 2 million council owned properties down from 6.5 million when right to buy was introduced in 1980 netting ex council house tennants £95 Billion + at todays prices. Many who then immediately sold for a substantial profit, or became private landlords themselves renting out the properties and in many cases back to Local Authorities at inflated rental prices for homeless and unemployed people to live in.

A gloomy uncertain outlook for the UK housing market and future UK banking sector profitability levels. The crux of the problem is we have to many lenders chasing too little business at rock bottom mortgage and interest rates forcing banks to take on riskier clients.

Wids, Good Divi but for how much longer ? We have have seen the devestating effects of stiff competition and increasing regulation and supervision have had on the share prices of top dividend paying sectoral heavyweights BT and CNA. Its future earnings what count not past performance, and the City Institutions know this.

Thanks Oppa for your comment, P2P is still a relative new form of lending, like you say most of these lenders have never ridden through a substantial downturn in the economy. Like most investments people only see the headline figures and jump in without fully understanding the pitfalls of their investment.

Suff. " Dont put all your eggs into one basket" or should i say in your case " Don't put the cart before the Black Horse "
Good Luck with your Investment spend your fortune wisely.

Thanks Trek Comments much appreciated. I'm looking to diverse and widen my investment vehicles to park some of my spare cash in as an alternative to equities, I think further research maybe required before i venture down this particular avenue.

Income seekers may want to consider Peer-to Peer lending as an alternative to the paltry rates of interest on savings accounts offered by the High Street Banks , Companies like Funding Circle, RateSetter and Zopa offering rates between 3% and 8% for what appears to be very little risk, may be worth taking a look at.

Anyone would like to comment on this type of lending or had dealings with the three above mentioned Companies ?

Daytradenovice, Trump will do well to stay well clear of Russia's backyard ( Iran ) or risk cementing the Russia, China Iranian Tripartate Pact permanently. Together they represent a formidable force in both Conventional / Nuclear military and economic terms .

james HS2, Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers or even taxpayer funded Wembly Stadium, same depressingly normal problem with public - sector spending, Government Ministers have made basic errors and have consistently failed to factor in VAT, inflation and escalating construction costs leaving the UK taxpayer to pick up the final inflated bill for these often unecessary and costly building projects.

Snige, " Differentials " a real headache for SMEs operating on tight margins, only answer to the problem is through more efficiency, productivity and multi - tasking the workforce.

Supermarket giants Morrisons and Asda have gone even further by ripping up existing employment contracts and abolishing premium pay hours and paid meal breaks.

Guingette, Religion is only part of the equation to the Arab - Israeli conflict, if you really want to understand the problem and issues start with the Balfour Declaration issued by British Government in 1917. The old British Empire must be held responsible to a certain extent for sowing the seeds of Middle East tension, conflict and wars which continue to rage on to this day.

No need to fret about imminent Iranian reprisal attacks on oil tanker shipping in the Gulf threatening the world supply of oil, America will ensure there will be plenty of oil for the world to purchase. American oil production and more importantly oil exports have been " let of the leash " making a mockery of the current OPEC quota system. Latest data suggests American oil exports have gone from zero in 2017 to 4.46 million barrels per day in December and are estimated to reach 9 million barrels per day by 2024.

Only one winner here the American shale oil production industry.

livestock, Warning lights are flashing, policymakers are ill - prepared for the coming storm. Central banks should end their obsession with equity prices, quarterly earnings and investor confidence, and instead focus on global debt issues, job creation boosting wages and productivity, and increasing public investment.

Bruce, Agree for many investors will refer to S & P 500 Index instead of the Dow Jones as their preferred yard stick and is more representative of the broader market performance of the American economy. The main difference between them is the S & P 500 Index are a market - capitalisation index and the Dow Jones is a price - weighted index.

" Absolute Madness " American Corporate earnings and household debt levels do not justify these highs. The Dow Jones is fast becoming one of the " Greatest of all Ponzi Schemes " which will have major financial consequences for global investors.

London market appears to have kicked of the new year in positve mode, despite seeing the sharpest deterioration in UK manufacturing for seven years and disappointing economic data from the Eurozone economies.

Brexit issues are still set to dominate the UK market performance again in 2020.