by Christopher Nye | Sep 11, 2019
So the politicians have all left Westminster and gone to the seaside, or wherever they hold party conferences these day. I know we’re supposed to be outraged about parliament being suspended at this critical time, but maybe getting away from it all, again, will...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 10, 2019
The dollar is looking mixed this morning, after President Trump suggested that China is keen to resume trade talks. Meanwhile, a leading Chinese expert has said that the US must agree to a remaining 20% of demands in order to reach a trade deal with China. The US...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 10, 2019
Guy Verhofstadt has backed French officials’ calls for a veto on a further Brexit extension without any further development from the UK side. Tweeting yesterday afternoon, he said, ‘Yet another extension for Brexit is unacceptable, unless the deadlock in London is...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 10, 2019
The pound was given a boost yesterday, and is still strong today on news that the UK economy grew by 0.3% in July. Sterling reached near to its highest levels since July due to reduced expectations that the UK economy will fall into a recession. Data showed that all...
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by Christopher Nye | Sep 10, 2019
After a long session on Monday, Parliament has now been prorogued until 14th October, meaning that an election is now highly unlikely until late November – although EU officials have been warning that no further Brexit extension will be given without an election,...
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