Is Brexit an amicable separation or a bitter divorce?

Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Thursday 30 March 2017 An amicable divorce? by Victor Hill | Brexit | 10 mins. to read Ready. Aim. Fire! The notorious Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon (2007) was "triggered" by the United Kingdom last night when Prime Minister May signed off a historic letter to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. This was delivered by hand by Sir Tim Barrow, our man in Brussels, at 12:20 BST this afternoon. What are the likely outcomes of the first phase of negotiations that will take at least two years (and probably longer) – and how will the markets respond early on? This must be the most anticipated plea for divorce in history. Both sides have now had nine months to position themselves, marshal their armies of lawyers and mutter to friends and family about how awful the other is. And yet, there is so much uncertainty about what happens next.   Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG Convatec: 340p price channel target by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read There is not too much historical data to go by on the daily chart of Convatec (LON:CTEC), but enough for early bird chartists to make a decent call on a possible extended rally.   Click here to read the full story Is Barratt Developments a value trap? by Robert Stephens | Equities | 4 mins. to read As the UK finally invokes Article 50 to leave the EU, the outlook for housebuilders such as Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) is incredibly uncertain.   Click here to read the full story Mellon on the Markets: The next money fountain by Jim Mellon | Economics | 1 mins. to read Another Master Investor done! A huge crowd, impressive companies, great speakers and an engaged audience. Well done Swen and team!   Click here to read the full story Strong performance by specialist Vietnam fund by Nick Sudbury | Funds | 5 mins. to read The £570m VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (LON:VOF) has just announced a strong set of half-year results for the six months to the end of December.   Click here to read the full story Analysis please by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 1 mins. to read Analysis please: the Remainers have come up with this figure of £60bn as a lump sum to be paid to the EU before anything happens.   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "London will remain the major financial centre for Europe"                                                 John Nelson MASTER INVESTOR SHOW VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW Fidelity's Tom Stevenson - Keeping the faith with markets Money for nothing - Alan Steel explains the power of pensions Oil majors go green - How the oil titans are adapting in the age of renewables Making Mexico great again - Mexican stocks look good value after Trump's tirade How to avoid yield traps - We explain how to navigate this common pitfall Click here to download as PDF   Click here to read online Master Investor Ltd. Suite 88, 22 Notting Hill Gate London, W11 3JE T: +44 7515 542707 E: swen@masterinvestor.co.uk Share the newsletter: Follow us: Copyright © 2017 Master Investor Ltd, All rights reserved. Master Investor is a trading name of Master Investor Ltd. Material contained within Master Investor Magazine and its website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by individual readers in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment decisions. Master Investor Ltd. does not accept any liability for any losses suffered by any user as a result or any such descision. If a Daily Bulletin is too frequent, why not opt in to our once weekly mailing list for a round up of the week's news. Want to change how you receive these emails? Why did I get this | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences