Has Spring arrived for the UK and European Economies?

Has Spring arrived for the UK and European Economies?

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has had a dramatic impact on financial markets.

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Steven Bell
Steven Bell
Chief Economist, EMEA

Steven Bell is a Managing Director, responsible for providing macro strategy input to a broader range of multi asset investment portfolios. He joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO since 2013. He joined the group having run the GLC’s Global Macro programme for the previous seven years. Before that he was Global Chief Economist and Investment Head of the UK multi asset business at Deutsche Asset Management during his tenure 1984 – 2005. Steven began his career as an Economic Adviser at the UK Treasury and has degrees in economics from the London School of Economics and Stanford University, California.

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