Investors sense that Europe's military buildup — spurred by a determination to reduce its dependency on the U.S. — may last for years, if not decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/09/markets/credit-europe-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #markets #investment #stocks #defense #europe #eu

Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central/West and chair of parliament’s Science, Innovation & Technology select committee is merely the latest to argue that the UK's long-term economic malaise is a direct result of the economic concentration in London & the SE.

As he says: If the SE's ' parochialism is left undisturbed we will remain two countries when it comes to productivity & output - suffering economic stagnation while staring at the solution'.

#investment #inequality
h/t FT