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The election and the economy: The calm after the storm

The chancellor(总理) has talked of reaching “a Brexit deal that supports British jobs, business and prosperity”

BEFORE the election Britain had already been looking increasingly unattractive to investors.

the slowest-growing of

The last thing businesspeople wanted was more uncertainty.

a widely watched..

That prospect is offputting(老是推脱的;使人懊恼的,讨厌的) to investors.

struggle to achieve his sensible ambition to harmonise the way in which employed and self-employed folk pay national-insurance contributions.

brings opportunities as well as risks

pep up economic growth

they were fed up with austerity(紧缩；严格节制消费)

hoping for a big victory for

reach a workable agreement with sb

Yet investors are slowly coming around to a new idea. 

Britain is still racked by uncertainty, yet investors dare to hope for something better.