Hedge funds continue to short sell UK companies despite Bank of England calls to stop

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Exclusive: Analysis by The Independent suggests many hedge funds have effectively ignored the suggestion by the Bank of England governor that they should stop betting that the share price of UK firms will fall

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Short selling should be stopped it creates unnecessary turbulence in the market, particularly at this time of the the pandemic. The wealthy get wealthier and pension fund holders lose money.

nikkirobson1 Health secretary pointing at footballers ! Oh really .........

This practice should be illegal. Tax them in their I’ll gotten gains

Keir_Starmer ⬆️this needs sorting 😷😷😷😷

Feels like the John Major gold standard debacle all over again, the government should have pursued an aggressive policy of purchasing of capital stock as companies folded ready to sell or utilize as nationalised industry for later privatisation as soon as the pandemic is over.

NEW: New York City reports 4,105 new cases of coronavirus and 218 new deaths. A total of 64,955 cases and 2,472 deaths.

Which part of capitalism class did the Bank of JohnsonLand's governor miss?

Psychopaths continue to murder despite Police calls to stop 😆

Heartbreaking, destroying the country.

This is what journalists should be talking about rather than football owners...

Dear Coronavirus, watch out! These fellows have figured out a way to monetize you. You thought you were top dog in the parasite world, but you don't stand a chance against this lot!

Ah Crispin Odey, super patriot. Who could possibly guess he'd be involved in making money on the backs of thousands of peoples misery?

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