Like the UK and America, there were no major economic data releases and the currency markets were suitably quiet. Given that headlines were dominated by Brexit news from the UK and trade war news from the US, the…
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Yesterday, a rightwing think tank unveiled a radical plan for a UK-US Brexit trade deal which would mean the NHS was open to foreign competition. Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover has announced that as many as 2,000 staff members…
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If there was ever a day that was, then that was the day that was. Overnight, Donald Trump announced a new 10% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods that would rise to 25% at the end of…
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Reports over the weekend suggest that Trump has already made up his mind to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports. There has been talk of these tariffs coming into force for weeks…
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On a day dominated by the potential impacts of Brexit and Trump’s escalation of the trade battle with China, the inflation rate from the eurozone passed under the radar somewhat. Still, we’re here to report on the major…
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Even as expectations that the UK will agree a deal with the EU increase, we are still hearing of more and more negative impacts of crashing out of the EU without one. Moody’s said there was a risk…
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The only release of note yesterday was the eurozone’s inflation rate for August, which came in as expected at 2%. However, there was plenty to talk about, particularly regarding the ongoing threat of a trade war and the…
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The pound began Friday by hitting a six-week high against the dollar, as investors remain optimistic about the UK agreeing a deal with the EU. However, as the day wore on, it fell back a little. Last week…
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