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UK investors lose appetite for risk

The UK stock market tumbled again today as UK investors moved to the sidelines with the perceived risk to the UK economy and the UK stock market increasing. This comes at a time when investors appear to have lost their appetite for risk hence the significant shift downwards in the UK stock market over the last few days. So what is behind this renewed fear for the future?

The major concern is the state of the UK economy and how this may be impacted by events elsewhere. There are problems within the European debt market, concerns that the US economy may not be as strong as many assumed and a fear that the UK budget deficit may be a tougher task to tackle than first thought. Despite the fact that many investors believed that the worst was over for the UK economy it looks as though this ongoing period of austerity could have a significant impact on the economy in the short to medium term.

In simple terms, the UK economy looks unlikely to race ahead in the short-term with short-term pain likely to lead to long-term gain, at least that's what many investors are hoping for. How quickly the UK will recover remains to be seen.

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