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The GBP/USD is trading little changed on the downside at around 1.2750 boosted by the dovish tone of the FOMC meeting minutes highlighting patience for the future moves on rates. The UK parliament banned the government to leave with a no-deal Brexit, in an attempt to avoid the worst case scenario...

Britain's parliamentarians today handed Theresa May a second defeat in two days for her government, with an amendment to the Brexit debate timetable that will force government to return with an alternative plan within three days if it loses the vote on the withdrawal agreement next Tuesday. A...

UK media report that the UK and European officials are discussing the possibility of extending Article 50, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday evening. The UK Brexit Secretary Barclay said the government is not looking to extend Brexit leave date. Re-pricing of the outlook for the US rates is...

EUR/USD is correcting lower but holds onto most of its gains. Trade talks are going well, but clouds are darkening over Germany. The technical picture remains cautiously positive for the pair. EUR/USD is trading in the mid-1.1400s, down from the highs but above the opening levels of the week. The...

A Department for Transport spokesman hailed today's no deal Brexit tests with 89 trucks, routing lorries from Manston Airfield through Kent to the Port of Dover, as a success even though fewer lorries than expected took part. The plan for the system being tested is to hold up to 4,000 trucks at...

The GBP/USD is trading flat at around 1.2740 ahead of the UK parliament resuming Brexit deal debate later on Monday. Briton would vote “remain” should the referendum on leaving the European Union be held now, a survey from the polling firm YouGov showed. The UK government is set to...

Exasperated hauliers and shippers in the United Kingdom and Europe say that the complexities of supply chains have only recently been recognized by politicians, who they say were previously in denial. British government advice for a "no deal Brexit" and its estimates of how much...

GBP/USD is trading below 1.2700 at the wake of the new year. Concerns about Brexit, China, and the government shutdown weigh. The technical picture is mixed for cable. GBP/USD fell below 1.2700 as 2019 kicks off in earnest. The move reverses an upwards move seen around the holidays, and now its...

In all honesty, the idea of Brexit and the complexities surrounding the now-imminent European divorce of the U.K. was seldom subject to international media scrutiny to the extent that it has been post-referendum. Then again, Brexit was not expected to come about, as even many amongst the silent...

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) plummeted 25 percent after the behavioral healthcare services company with operations in the U.S. and U.K. reported disappointing third-quarter earnings. In reaction to the earnings report, Baird's Whit Mayo downgraded Acadia's stock...

Investors with exposure to United Kingdom Banks may want to pay attention to a new research report by analysts at Credit Suisse, which lists firm's top picks. Overall, there is "too much pessimism" about domestic-focused U.K. banks, especially given a view of a "soft Brexit," coupled with low...

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) already owns a 39-percent stake in the British-based satellite broadcaster Sky, but his quest to acquire the remaining 61 percent has now stalled. Fox's £11.7 billion deal to acquire the remaining stake in Sky is now being questioned by...

A clear victory for the centrists in France and the stunning loss of a legislative majority by the right in Britain begs the question: Is there a backlash to the populism that put President Donald Trump in power and influences politics through much of the democratic world? In a word, maybe. It does...