Immigration and a decline in labour costs may explain why global stock market returns have been so strong during globalisation. So, if nationalism constrains immigration, what are the implications?
Premier Miton’s Chair of Equites, Gervais Williams discusses how gradually the political weather is changing. Nationalist politicians who advocate imposing substantive immigration controls are now increasingly dominant. What does this mean for stock markets?
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