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Investors may be forgiven for feeling a little weary at the end of a volatile and news heavy January.
Political uncertainty is always present. But there seems to be a ratcheting up at present. In the US we await the implication of President Trump v2. Often the sequel is a let down but this one looks likely to match the original – in terms of impact.
“The more I practice the luckier I get”, is the famous adage attributed to Gary Player, a leading golfer of the 1970s and 1980s. In essence, he is right. Dedication and hard work are important building blocks of success and what could be seen as chance is, in reality, the results of painstaking effort. Yet success is a curious mixture – inspiration, perspiration, and indeed luck.
Last week saw the UK energy price cap raised for households, coming into effect in January. Consumers may not feel it – but we are lucky. Industry has no such protection and, as a consequence, we face the highest cost for electricity amongst our peer group. Looking at the latest government statistics, the UK is a clear outlier with only Slovakia approaching our levels. Relative to a median price derived by the International Energy Agency, the UK industrial electricity prices were 54% higher than the average in 2023.
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