Investors say the UK-EU trade deal leaves the UK facing many economic uncertainties. A stalled US COVID-19 relief bill in Congress is also keeping investors edgy. The British pound hovered below a two-and-a-half-year high on Friday after the United Kingdom and the
Brexit: Johnson announces UK has completed trade deal with EU German MEP Manfred Weber accused Boris Johnson of “obstructionism” in negotiations, adding that the agreement was “better late than never”. He tweeted: “We are relieved to know that despite @10DowningStreet obstructionism the
Oil dropped towards $50 a barrel on Tuesday after rallying last week. Oil dropped towards $50 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to losses from the previous session, as a mutant variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom revived concerns over demand
The UK left the bloc on January 31 and, in less than a month, the transition period will also come to an end. It is a new chapter for the country’s national history and should see the UK return to being an
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to fly to Brussels later this evening for Brexit trade talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Time is running out to reach a deal before the end of the transition period on December
The British and European Union negotiating teams are continuing talks in London this weekend, in what have been described as the most crucial post-Brexit trade discussions. The bloc’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has offered Britain 15 to 18 percent of the quota
The UK and EU have resumed face-to-face Brexit trade talks in London today, as the deadline to strike a deal moves ever closer. The transition period is due to end in just over a month, but the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel
Downing Street is concerned the European Union is still not prepared to agree to the same terms it has already granted Canada. No 10 has claimed eurocrats are failing to treat the UK as an independent nation – despite time now running
The French President is fighting on multiple fronts to prove he is fit to lead the country for a second five-year term ahead of the 2022 national election. Terror attacks, a global pandemic and the bitter wrangling over future access to Britain’s
President Xi has put to bed any murmurs of discontent with his governance from the people since his rise to power in 2013. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese state had a near-monopoly in control over most aspects of life. Now,