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Nice summary. I think your key initial point is on target - the disarray in gilt-edged markets was probably less about the new government's policy announcements than the lurking "financial instability" (I hate that term) issues in an environment where rates are increasing rapidly after a long, near-zero period. We hear similar concerns from bond-market pros in the US.

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Thank you!

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Fabby job squire.

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Are the goals of the tax cuts to stimulate demand, or are they trying to address supply?

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The idea is very simple.

- the central bank manages aggregate demand

- the reason for the lack of investment is high taxes and red tape. Get rid of high taxes and red tape. Then you get investment

- physical space for that investment will come about because the central bank will respond to the fiscal position by hiking interest rates very much higher - causing less spending. That's the counterbalancing 'tax' - higher mortgage rates and less household formation.

I don't agree with the belief, but that's the premise.

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Joseph, this is last minute, but is there any chance you would join as a panelist for a group of about 10-20 on Zoom Monday night at 8 PM New York time? The topic is the inflation outlook, and I am trying to see how the British events play into that. Plus you have other knowledge to contribute. arnoldsk at us dot net

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