I think most people would agree that the Brexit process has not gone well so far. However, blaming Mrs May and her hapless ministers is perhaps too simple an explanation. After 45 years of integration...
The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade venue for the aeronautical industry. As manufactures set up their displays their thoughts hover between anticipation of the next big order and fears of Brexit says Andreas Spaeth....
The political obituary of UK’s May, who many see as an “accidental” Prime Minister, has been written many times in the past year and a half only to be withdrawn. Again, it looked like the...
The Markit group that provides many of the PMI surveys noted with today’s reports that the eurozone outlook has “darkened dramatically.” This makes for a poor backdrop for the ECB, which meets next week. However,...
The negative economic impact of Brexit has so far arisen from uncertainties inhibiting business investments and consumer spending, but, of course, major disruptions have not yet occurred because the UK is still a member of...
There are three main influence for sterling. The first is the general dollar direction. As widely recognized, the greenback was weak last year and this has continued into this year’s activity. After falling in January,...
The world economy is growing fast and according to a respected UK economic forecaster, that is behind an improved British growth forecast. As ever though, the outcome of Brexit decides all. A leading economic forecaster...
There is not much the EU could have done to keep the UK in its club. Former Prime Minister Cameron tried sought some concessions, but the importance assigned to immigration and regaining sovereignty by the...
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator says the bloc won’t wait much longer for the UK to agree to settle its Brexit bill if trade talks are to take place in January. EU officials say the...
The next round of UK-EU negotiations on the pending amputation will be held next week. The UK has issued a flurry of position papers that stake out its wish list. Last month, the EU told...
Brexit negotiations will be a long, complicated affair, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. But everyone will be working toward an amicable UK divorce from the EU. Revealing his Brexit negotiation guidelines on Friday,...
A leading association of British manufacturers has told the country’s prime minister that a Brexit without a new trade deal with the EU would be a disaster as firms would have to bear the brunt...
