Britain’s sunny disposition – is it finally time to buy back in?

The numbers are looking up for Britain's economy, says David C Stevenson. Here, he picks the best ways to play the UK's domestic recovery.

It's not just optimism the numbers are looking up too. David C Stevenson explains why he's backing Britain.

Is it time for investors to turn patriotic and buy British? You might think Andy Murray's victory and the glorious heatwave have gone to my head and it's fair to say that I'm taking a different view to the majority of the MoneyWeek team here. But for me, the logic behind nudging your portfolio towards Britain's domestic economy is based on hard numbers. In recent weeks, several pieces of macro-economic data have turned decisively positive. Many analysts worry that this is just a rebound from 2012's dreadful numbers. But optimists are adamant Britain looks in much better shape than we might have imagined earlier this year.

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