UK investors fall back on domestic bias amid trade war uncertainty

Confidence in North America still highest overall

Sorin Dojan
clock • 2 min read

Conviction in UK growth increased by 7% in February as domestic clients sought comfort in familiarity during weeks of heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

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