Election result for the United Kingdom is a short-term boost for the economy

The election result for the United Kingdom is a short-term boost for the economy and financial markets as it will ease some of the uncertainty over Brexit that has hobbled business confidence over the past three years.

In the longer term, how Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives will steer the economy remains unclear, especially as so much of the UK's future trade relations remain to be negotiated once it has left the....