It would be fair to say that the four years or so of Donald Trump’s first stint as US President have been anything but dull. His backers will point to improved economic conditions and the record performance of the stock exchange in his tenure as highlights, as well as a zero-tolerance policy to immigration and […]
Politics
Five Times the Bookies Got Politics So Badly Wrong
From general elections in the UK to the presidential race in the US, the bookmakers have a tough task in understanding public sentiment and using it to price up the various political markets that are available. It’s not like trading a football match or a horse race, where the factors leading up to the start […]
Boris & the No Deal Brexit: What Does it Mean for Sport in the UK?
He is the quintessential Marmite character, and while Boris Johnson is in office as the Prime Minister – the bookies have him as short as 9/4 to be gone by the end of 2019 – he will surely divide opinion with his, erm, forthright views on the hottest topics. One of those is Brexit, specifically […]