Brexit Negotiator

EUR/JPY tracking global equities, capped on the market's geopolitical risk assessment. The cross holds in bullish territory and above the 121.47/33 200-day moving average and the October highs.In line with a lack of momentum in glob…

The pound sank on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to change the law on Brexit, making it illegal for Britain to continue negotiations with the EU after 2020.  The pound fell 1% against the dollar and 1.1% against the euro at …

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Boris Johnson has put …

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Boris Johnson has put …

The Brexit timetable is indeed incredibly tight for now, with the soon-to-be-sworn-in parliament scheduled to scrutinise the withdrawal bill in the days to come. There is a nuance, however: the bill that is up for a vote has reportedly been amended.The UK wil…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the bold step of legislating to prevent any extension of the Brexit transition period beyond 2020, British media including The Times and the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Making any extension illegal, a m…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the bold step of legislating to prevent any extension of the Brexit transition period beyond 2020, British media including The Times and the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Dec 17).  Making any exte…

So another era of Conservative government begins, with MPs being sworn in and the state opening of the new parliament later this week. It was a disappointing general election for my party, the Liberal Democrats, but that should not obscure the progress that …

A top Mexican trade negotiator on Sunday rushed to Washington to discuss a potential snag in the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The trade deal, intended to replace NAFTA, was signed last week, but Jesús Seade, undersecretary for North America in the Foreig…

Brexit and Sino/US trade wars have been the focus. The details and various risks to the success of a Sino/US trade deal lasing weigh on risk appetite.UK leadership could be coming across too ambitious for UK/EU trade deal by Dec 2020…