Isa season flops as UK retail investors shun falling stock market
Buyers stayed away during the crucial annual buying period amid pessimism over geopolitical tensions and the global economy
Buyers stayed away during the crucial annual buying period amid pessimism over geopolitical tensions and the global economy

Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

Initial release of data had been postponed because of federal government shutdown

The world is a mess but markets seem to be shrugging worries over the fallout of the Iran war

Investors risk being too complacent about war in the Middle East

Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses