by Christopher Nye | Nov 23, 2018
The only economic data release of note yesterday came in the form of the eurozone’s flash consumer confidence reading for November. Last month, it dropped to -2.7 and had been expected to fall further to -3 this month. However, it actually came in below that, dropping...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 23, 2018
Corbyn thinks it is 26 pages of waffle, Ben Bradshaw thinks it will make people poorer, Angela Eagle wants to know what has happened to frictionless trade, Rees-Mogg wonders if EU law is superior to UK law, Justine Greening reckons it’s a bad deal, while Sir Jeffery...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 23, 2018
While families across America prepared to enjoy Thanksgiving, the Brexit political declaration text was leaked to the press. The 26-page document sets out the draft framework for the future EU-UK relationship and, importantly, doesn’t appear to offer any hope over...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 22, 2018
Yesterday, a new report was published, in which the US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, said that China hasn’t changed its ‘unfair’ and ‘unreasonable’ practices. There is a G20 meeting with world leaders later this month, so the comments will likely increase...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 22, 2018
The European Commission rejected Italy’s budget proposals for 2019 and said it will begin disciplinary procedures. Despite the assertion that Rome has ‘seriously violated’ debt rules, Matteo Salvini remained defiant and said that Europe must respect Italy. The head of...
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