Reports from Number 10 this morning have revealed that Prime Minister Theresa May is set to ask the EU for a short extension to Article 50. It has been said that May shared the public's ‘frustration’ at Parliament's…
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The NAHB Housing Market Index was slightly lower than expected, but this was a quiet start to the week.
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The pound weakened half a cent through the day against both the USD and EUR as the Withdrawal Agreement seemed increasingly certain to fail. But it didn't get the chance,
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The only economic data of note yesterday was Eurozone balance of trade, which came in as forecast, and some comments from European Central Bank members.
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Just when we thought Brexit couldn’t get more complicated, it did. The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow – always a controversial figure and widely seen as being anti-Brexit – caused genuine shock and outrage from…
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On Friday, new figures from the Federal Reserve showed that US manufacturing has slowed for the second month in a row, dropping by 0.4% in February. This was worse than economists predicted, as they expected a small rise…
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On Friday afternoon, the euro surged to a ten day high against the dollar following poor US manufacturing data.
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Last week, the pound had its best week since January, strengthening on Friday afternoon. This came as Prime Minister Theresa May tried to convince euro-sceptics to back her deal ahead of a third ‘meaningful’ vote, which is thought…
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