Briferendum Aftermath Series: Why is Supreme Court ruling still important?
Jan 17, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Commentary
Last year, the High Court of the United Kingdom ruled that the government of the United Kingdom would have to seek the approval of the parliament in order to trigger the Article 50. The government appealed to the Supreme...
Hard Brexit fears return ahead of PM Theresa Mays speech
Jan 16, 2017 11:52 am UTC| Economy Commentary
An interesting UK political development has taken place after a recent TV interview with PM Theresa May where she repeated that control over immigration and national sovereignty are higher on the governments priority list...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Chancellor Hammond provides glimpse to negotiating stance
Jan 16, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Commentary
With just 12 weeks to go before the British government abides by its self-imposed timeline and trigger the Article 50 divorce clause in order to get out of the European Union, the United Kingdoms chancellor exchequer...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Mark your calendars for 17th January
Jan 13, 2017 08:22 am UTC| Commentary
Mark your calendars as British Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time will discuss her governments Brexit plans in the parliament in her speech on 17th of January. This will be her second major speech since she...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Theresa May denies commitment to hard Brexit
Jan 10, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Commentary
As the pound declined sharply over the past two trading days over the fear that Prime Minister Theresa Mays government might be preparing for a hard Brexit, Ms. May denied such allegations. Speaking to reporters after a...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Single market access not the redline
Jan 09, 2017 12:40 pm UTC| Commentary
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her government have indicated that they would trigger the Article 50 by the end of March this year, which would formally trigger the exit process from the British membership of the...
FxWirePro: Has the Brexit dust settled? Is Cable slump poised?
Jan 09, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
After Brexit apprehensions, GBPUSD recoupled with short-term rates, which are unlikely to trend in H117. The Brexit formalities would not be softbut seems unlikely to bring in large surprises or any dramatic movements in...
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