Yesterday, cabinet ministers agreed that no-deal planning must be ramped up and implemented across government. Measures include reserving ferry spaces for supplies and putting 3,500 troops on standby to deal with any disruption. Downing Street confirmed that no-deal…
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After Jeremy Corbyn threatened to table a no confidence vote in the prime minister if she did not set a date for the Brexit vote, the Prime Minister set a date for the Brexit vote. Speaking to the…
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Towards the end of yesterday afternoon, Theresa May confirmed that the Brexit deal vote will take place in the week beginning 14 January 2019. The UK Prime Minister delivered a statement to the Commons and said that she…
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The Senate report on Russian election interference has found that it is still ‘active and ongoing’. Accounts tied to the Internet Research Agency - which has been criminally charged with creating fake accounts to influence the 2016 presidential…
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The main release from the eurozone on Monday morning was the inflation figures for November. The reading showed that annual inflation was revised lower to 1.9% last month from a preliminary estimate of 2% and down from 2.2%…
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After recovering some ground on Wednesday and Thursday, the pound dropped back once more against the euro and dollar. The moves came following yet another Brexit blow to Theresa May’s hopes of getting her withdrawal agreement through Parliament.…
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As with the eurozone, the US released its services and manufacturing PMI for December on Friday. The composite reading dropped to 53.6 this month from 54.7 the previous month, although given any figure above 50.0 shows growth, the…
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On Friday, there was a raft of purchasing managers’ indices from Germany and the eurozone, with the latter readings being particularly disappointing. The composite PMI – which combines the activity of manufacturing and services companies – fell to…
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