Brexit resolution
Last week brought clarity to another global economic boon, with the UK's December 12 general election yielding an overwhelming Conservative Party majority. Boris Johnson emerged victorious despite previous defeats in passing his Brexit agenda, and pledged to expedite the process of separating the UK from the European Union.
"It does look as though this One Nation Conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done," Johnson said after winning his Uxbridge seat.
The prime minister is expected to reintroduce his Brexit bill before Parliament takes a holiday recess. Though the legislation is unlikely to see a vote before the new year, the new Conservative Party majority removes much of the uncertainty around Brexit and the form it would take.
A Brexit resolution, when coupled with the easing trade tensions between the US and China, demystifies some of the global risks dragging stock markets lower, the analysts said.