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Bearbull on the forces of globalisation, the market's painful sentence for Burford Capital & more

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August 7, 2019

Trade wars tell us that globalisation is changing, and Mr Bearbull says it's not necessarily to the UK’s advantage. Click here to read this week's column.

Meanwhile, some risks are hard to manage, such as those arising from Brexit and sterling volatility, and investors should bear this in mind. Chris Dillow says we should not expect equities to rise if sterling falls because of a no-deal Brexit. Click here to read the full story.

And until recently, Burford Capital was the largest stock on Aim by market capitalisation. However, in less than a day, a short-seller's report wiped more than two-thirds off the value of Burford, accused of egregiously misrepresenting its financial metrics. Alex Newman reports.