The United Kingdom (UK) does not plan to return to trade negotiations with the European Union (EU) next year, according to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman “We have been repeatedly clear that any agreement needs to be in place before the end of the transition period, and we will …
Read More »Brexit Trade Talks Facing Tough Weeks Ahead
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, said on Friday that now is the time to be ready for a not reaching a trade deal with the European Union. This comes about 10 weeks before the end of the transition period, which was agreed with the Brexit …
Read More »UK and EU Reach Progress in Trade Talks
Trade talks between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) are reportedly showing progress, according to the British Prime Minister’s spokesperson, Reuters reported. “Some progress has been made this week, primarily in technical areas of the negotiations, but there are still differences, with fisheries being the starkest.”
Read More »London Exchange to Move Some Operations to Amsterdam
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is moving some trading operations related to shares listed in the European Union countries to the Netherlands. A Dutch platform by LST will see the movement of trading the said shares starting November, according to media reports. This comes as London tries to avoid its …
Read More »BREXIT Talks Showing Promising Progress
Talks between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) are reportedly advancing, with the two parties edging closer to a trade agreement after the Brexit, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two diplomatic sources. The EU supposedly plans to finish negotiations by mid-November, one month and a half before …
Read More »EU Takes Legal Action Against UK Over Planned Brexit Bill
The European Union has launched a legal case against the United Kingdom on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding Brexit agreement the two sides reached late last year. Johnson risked proposing legislation that would repeal parts of the EU Withdrawal Agreement that …
Read More »Uncertainty Looms Around BREXIT Trade Talks
Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, recently said that the United Kingdom (UK) is making negotiations for a new trade deal with the European Union (EU) more difficult by pushing for legislation that undermines international law. “There is a growing sense that perhaps the United Kingdom does …
Read More »UK: Will Ask Parliament to Use Powers in Internal Market Bill if EU Acts in Bad Faith
In a statement published on Thursday, the UK government said that it will ask parliament to use powers in the Internal Market Bill if the European Union engages in a material breach of its duties of good faith or other obligations. “Examples of that would be an insistence that Great …
Read More »Report: GBP Trading at Attractive Levels
A recent report by Goldman Sachs suggested that the market is over reacting to concerns over a Brexit without a trade deal, noting that the British Pound (GBP) is currently trading at attractive levels. “For investors willing to look through some near-term volatility, current levels for sterling longs now look …
Read More »EU to delay UK Access Decision for Euro Clearing Due to Internal Markets Bill
The European Union is planning to delay the decision on allowing the UK to continue clearing euro transactions for EU-based clients due to concerns over the UK’s intention to break the Withdrawal Agreement with the Internal Markets Bill, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a derivatives industry source. The EU is …
Read More »