Third time lucky for withdrawal agreement?

Today would have been the final day of the Brexit deadline, but Parliament is still deciding what it wants. Andrea Leadsom announced yesterday that a third vote, albeit modified to include just the withdrawal agreement, would go ahead on the Prime Minister’s vote...


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Onwards to the sunlit uplands

I don’t know if it was a consideration in the timing of triggering Article 50, but the weekend we leave (in theory) the European Union is also the day when the clocks go forward and we enjoy an hour more of daylight in the evenings. Whatever your political viewpoint...


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Buyers undaunted by Brexit

We attended our first Your Overseas Home show of the year earlier in the month. It’s an international property show, but a little different in that it’s for people who are really committed to buying a property abroad and are in the final throes of their decision...


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USD: Dollar strong ahead of US-China trade talks

The dollar rose to one week highs yesterday and is strong this morning, as investors turned away from riskier assets in the wake of global economic slowdown fears. Face-to-face talks are set to resume for the US-China trade deal today, with US Treasury Secretary Steve...


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