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The obsession with how the 'markets' will react to the budget is ridiculous and unhelpful

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Aliceisagooddog · 26/11/2025 09:59

Headline after Headline about the bond markets etc. Government is meant to serve the people and the markets are just a small part of our economy. They are meant to serve the economy. This obsession with not upsetting the markets is the tail wagging the dog.

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Peopleareworried · 26/11/2025 10:01

But the markets prop up much of the economy including billions in pension funds so it is natural to get twitchy about how they will react.
Watching my pension fund drop £12k overnight is not great, and I suspect it will be worse again come tomorrow.