The euro made some slight gains against the pound yesterday, which had another bad day against the dollar. The single currency didn’t fare too well against the greenback either and fell back below the $1.13 mark for the…
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Theresa May is staring down the barrel of a metaphorical gun at the moment, as she tries to persuade MPs from all corners of the House of Commons to back her Brexit plan. That task has already proven…
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On Monday evening, Donald Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House and suggested that the UK might not be able to trade with the US. When asked about Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the former reality television star…
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A study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has found that the government’s Brexit deal will leave the UK £100 billion worse off by 2030 than if it had remained in the EU. The…
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There was very little to report yesterday as Americans got back into the swing of things following last week’s Thanksgiving celebrations. The Dow gained more than 300 points in early trading. You have all probably seen what Trump…
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered a speech yesterday in which he said that recent economic data from the eurozone was ‘somewhat weaker than expected’. Growth in the eurozone has slowed to just 0.2% and Draghi appeared…
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On a day when the independent think tank, NIESR, published a study which showed the UK will be £100 billion worse off by 2030 than if it had remained in the EU, Theresa May was frantically trying to…
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Similarly to the eurozone, PMI releases from the US all came in below expectations. However, in sharp contrast to the eurozone, the readings were still largely positive and showed healthy growth. Composite PMI dropped to 54.4 in November…
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