UK to join Euro!

[AtW]

Indeed, France got 50 billion of inward investment in 2017, UK got 15 billion, in the past the UK always beat France for FDI. Doesn't look good,

It's not looking good in the gilts market either...

[sasguru]

It's not looking good in the gilts market either...

DKUATB....

That's the past, this is now ...

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/foreign-...ince-2016-why/

https://www.standard.co.uk/business/...-a3923696.html

"The net sales of gilts over the month are the biggest since the Bank of England started collecting records in 1982"

[GreenMirror]

It's not looking good in the gilts market either...

You worry too much. BoE can just fire up the printing presses and use QE to buy gilts!

What could possibly go wrong?

[malvolio]

Indeed, France got 50 billion of inward investment in 2017, UK got 15 billion, in the past the UK always beat France for FDI. Doesn't look good,

Yeah, well, you're wrong but there's not point in arguing.

[BlasterBates]

Yeah, well, you're wrong but there's not point in arguing.

No indeed, there isn't

OECD Foreign Direct Investment

[sasguru]

Yeah, well, you're wrong but there's not point in arguing.

Why is he wrong? Is his data wrong?
Or is it just that you've a gut feeling that he can't be correct?

[Bean]

Why is he wrong? Is his data wrong?
Or is it just that you've a gut feeling that he can't be correct?

Blaster is factually incorrect, due to the use of the word 'always' in this statement;

Indeed, France got 50 billion of inward investment in 2017, UK got 15 billion, in the past the UK always beat France for FDI. Doesn't look good,

From his link; Blaster didn't realise the link actually backs up Malvolio's statement

Page 10, Table 1 - the year, 2015 for Inward investment; years 2012, 2014, 2015 & 2016 for Outward investment.
(and that's only covering years 2011-2017 - go further back and I'm sure there will be other data points contradicting his incorrect statement...)

HTH

[Bean]

Oh dear, have you actually read it

http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/inv...April-2018.pdf

page 10 table 1 FDI inward flows 2017 UK 15 billion, France 49 billion

2012 - 2016 show high levels of FDI for the UK

never mind



As malvolio says no point in arguing

Did you actually read my post? I'm not arguing France had worse figures in 2017, i'm arguing that in the past, the UK didn't always beat France....Table 1, p10 figures prove this, ergo your statement was false and Malvolio was correct.

It's you use of the word 'always' with regards to past figures....

never mind

[Bean]

So glad I was replying to your post before you deleted it Blaster

[BlasterBates]

Blaster is factually incorrect, due to the use of the word 'always' in this statement;



From his link; Blaster didn't realise the link actually backs up Malvolio's statement

Page 10, Table 1 - the year, 2015 for Inward investment; years 2012, 2014, 2015 & 2016 for Outward investment.
(and that's only covering years 2011-2017 - go further back and I'm sure there will be other data points contradicting his incorrect statement...)

HTH

I see splitting hairs, that in one year France 2015 did get a bit more investment even though the UK got massively more in 2014 and 2016 (10 times and 5 times respectively). I don't think that is what Malvolio was on about. I wasn't considering outward investment that is irrelevant to the discussion.

I will concede that minor point and you can do a lap of honour, but doesn't change the fact that the UK is facing a massive potential slowdown if there is a hard Brexit.