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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EUR: Euro gains on Brexit uncertainty

The euro gained last night against the sterling, as British MPs failed to show a majority for any of the options from the session of indicative votes. Today, we’ll see a number of economic releases. Service sentiment is expected to come in at 11.6, down from 12.1, and...


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GBP: Pound weakens as MPs reject Brexit options

MPs voted yesterday on eight alternative Brexit proposals, however none of the options managed to achieve enough support. The pound is fell yesterday evening as a result, after strengthening yesterday ahead of the series of indicative votes. Theresa May still hopes to...


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