Investment newsletter - August 2017

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Investment Newsletter August 2017

Conflict Management The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang, which literally means “Peaceful Land” in Korean. The irony will be lost on President Donald Trump as he threatens retaliation for any potential “unwise act” by the Koreans, declaring that the US military is “locked and loaded”. By all accounts, North Koreans have been on a war-footing for decades but now tensions have heightened between the two countries.

Neal Foundly

Japan, could be extremely damaging in the short term in terms of loss of life and cost of damage. Longer term, industrial supply chains may be broken and global trade would be significantly affected. In the face of these scenarios, what should we do if the missiles start to fly?

No-one, including ourselves, knows how this will pan out but clearly we wish for a peaceful resolution.

Investment Analyst

This does, however, pose a dilemma for asset markets and in particular for investors. Obviously, the direct and indirect effects of a conflict, especially if it broadens out to include China and

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