EU Will Grant Extension
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- April 10, 2019
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The European Union will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit today, but the EU leaders are likely to demand she accepts a longer extension with conditions. In a sign of just how far the Brexit crisis has sapped British power, May dashed to Berlin and Paris on […]
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- April 9, 2019
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The pound continued volatility for a second consecutive day as British Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Berlin and Paris to argue for a Brexit delay though gains were tiny before an emergency European Union summit on Wednesday. Sterling rose 0.1 percent to $1.3074 in quiet trading and is still more than 2 percent below […]
READ MOREPound Volatility Expected
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- April 8, 2019
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Sterling held above $1.3 on this morning but nervousness in the market about key Brexit talks between Prime Minister Theresa May and the opposition Labour Party. Britain is due to leave the European Union on Friday, but May is seeking a compromise with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on the terms of the UK’s divorce ahead […]
READ MOREBig Vote Tonight
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- March 29, 2019
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The pound fell towards a three-week low this morning ahead of a last attempt by Theresa May to win backing from lawmakers for her Brexit deal. Parliament will vote on a stripped-down version of May’s twice-defeated divorce deal later on today. Even if May wins, another vote will be required for Britain to legally exit […]
READ MOREMarket Update
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- March 28, 2019
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Sterling started the day lower after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s offer to quit failed to convince hard-line opponents to back her Brexit withdrawal agreement, fuelling more uncertainty for the pound in the short term. The British parliament’s bid to agree an alternative plan fell short, leaving the Brexit process as deadlocked as ever. May […]
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- March 25, 2019
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Sterling has fallen this morning as pressure grows on Prime Minister Theresa May to give a date for resigning ahead of parliamentary votes on Brexit. Investors are bracing for another week of volatility in the pound with British politics at fever pitch and little clarity on how, when or even if Brexit will ever take […]
READ MOREEU Grant A50 Extension
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- March 22, 2019
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European Union leaders gave Britain a lifeline and opportunity to leave the bloc in an orderly fashion after giving Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks’ reprieve until April 12 before Britain could tumble out without a deal. Arriving for a second day of a summit dominated by talks over Britain’s departure, Belgium’s prime minister said […]
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- March 20, 2019
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The pound has fallen below the 1.17 marker, with global currency markets considering the implications of an impending Brexit extension offer from the European Union in light of an intractable impasse in the UK parliament. The offer for an extension is widely expected to be thrashed out at this week’s EU Council Summit, but we […]
READ MOREVote 3 – Could take place over coming days
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- March 18, 2019
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Britain’s government will only hold another meaningful vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow or Wednesday if it is certain that the divided House of Commons would back it at a third attempt, the foreign minister said. She suffered a further setback when Boris Johnson, the Brexiter former foreign secretary, refused to back […]
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- March 13, 2019
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Britain’s parliament will vote tonight on whether to leave the European Union in 16 days without an agreement as the government said it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods in a no-deal Brexit scenario. British lawmakers handed Prime Minister Theresa May a second humiliating defeat for her Brexit plan last night, […]
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