by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
It’s rare that a honeymoon ends before a wedding has even happened. But for this 2.5-month-old Conservative government, even the news that Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are expecting and getting married couldn’t save it from a weekend of significant...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
The dollar finished last week on a stronger note against the pound and euro, as it once again benefitted from its safe-haven status due to coronavirus worries. However, it is weaker against the euro this morning. The Dow Jones Index suffered its biggest one day fall...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
Euro ended the week up against the pound and hit a one month high against the dollar this morning. France’s Europe Minister, Amélie de Montchalin, warned yesterday that the EU would not sign ‘any’ deal due to ‘artificial deadlines’, and would be prioritising...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
The pound closed the week on a lower note as it continued to contemplate the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. This comes as the government has said that it will walk away from trade talks with the EU if a ‘broad outline’ of a deal isn’t agreed by June. Talks are due to...
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by Christopher Nye | Mar 2, 2020
Sterling ended the week down against the euro on Friday and is still low this morning, after heightened fears over coronavirus gave top UK shares their worst week since the financial crisis, and France warned that the EU would not stick to ‘artificial deadlines’ in...
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