The UK market has lost favour with British retail investors over the past year, with the US now ranking as the best economic market for UK retail investors to invest in.
According to the latest Investment Forces research from Charles Schwab UK, the UK has dropped three places in the ranking of most attractive markets, as domestic investors feel increasingly bearish towards the UK economy's prospects. The US is now at the top of the ranking, with two thirds (66%) of UK investors believing it to be an attractive market. The UK (61%) now ranks fourth after Europe (64%) and emerging markets (63%) after dropping 9 percentage points since the end of 2021. The perception of the US as a safer and less volatile market among UK investors has grown by 13 percent...
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