The UK remains cheap but shows signs of becoming liked – if still not loved – by investors as we head into 2025.
After 41 months in a row when they deserted UK markets with net outflows from stocks, we finally saw a net inflow in November. That has perked up some interest, even excitement, among pundits.
The Labour government won a decisive election victory last summer and the prospect of political stability for the next five years, and a growth agenda that includes a huge housebuilding programme, may also bode better for the economy.
That needs to be balanced against Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ shaky economic start, with a dose of pessimism and unpopular Budget dished out and getting blamed for a flatlining economy.
Below, finance experts look at how the FTSE indices have done versus global competitors in 2024 and what lies ahead for UK markets, come up with a hopeful prediction for the pound.
And we asked our experts to pick…
