by Christopher Nye | Dec 14, 2018
After appearing to be at loggerheads with the European Union, the Italian government presented new proposals that would mean it was borrowing less next year. In the face of disciplinary procedures from the EU, Rome finally tabled a new offer that would create a budget...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 14, 2018
After May postponed the Brexit vote in the face of an overwhelming defeat, Downing Street confirmed that the Commons vote will not take place after Christmas, but will instead be postponed until January. A spokesman said it would take place ‘as soon as possible’ in...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 14, 2018
After Theresa May beat a Tory coup and set about seeking assurances from European leaders, the question on everyone’s lips was when was the Commons vote on the May’s Brexit deal going to take place? Towards the end of the day, we received an answer from No 10, when...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 13, 2018
The stock markets enjoyed a fine day yesterday, initially following reports that China was set to drop its tariffs on American cars from 40% to 15%. However, there was more good news, when the Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese officials are rewriting their...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 13, 2018
There was some good news for the eurozone yesterday, as figures released showed industrial production figures increased by 0.2% in October, which is a significant rebound from the 0.6% decline we saw in September. This was in line with what the markets had been...
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