Fears of a US-EU trade war have reared their head again, as Trump has proposed further tariffs on goods coming from the European Union, ranging from cheese and wine through to industrial goods. As Italy deals with a…
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The pound is in positive territory this morning as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to meet Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to argue for a short Brexit extension. She will visit the two leaders today.
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The pound kept its ground against the euro this morning as the Prime Minister is set to meet Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to put forward her case for a short Brexit extension. With claims of a breakthrough…
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After a disappointing February, Non-Farm Payrolls beat expectations with 196,000 jobs added in March. February’s disappointing number of 20,000 was revised up to 33,000. However, wage growth slowed to 3.2%. There was also a surprise fall in manufacturing jobs,…
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The euro weakened against the pound on Sunday as sterling gained on hopes of ruling out a no-deal Brexit. However, with no clear decision yet made, this could soon be reversed, so it will be a volatile week…
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Sterling weakened on Friday as Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to EU Parliament President Donald Tusk to request a Brexit extension until the 30th of June. This comes as MPs still haven’t agreed on a withdrawal deal, despite…
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Theresa May is continuing talks to attempt to reach a consensus with Labour on a Brexit deal that can command support across the House today, although little progress so far has been seen. Meanwhile, she has written to…
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To say that we're at the start of an uncertain week for the pound would be a bit of an understatement. In five days the UK will leave the European Union without a deal unless something can be…
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