The pound has weakened further this morning as Brexit uncertainty continues. A third vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal will go ahead today, in an attempt to secure an extension until the 22nd of May. This comes…
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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…
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News yesterday evening that Theresa May would bring her withdrawal agreement back to the British Parliament, in a slightly modified debate, caused the euro to gain as the pound drifted downward on fears of volatility ahead.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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