A new dawn
21 Jan 2021US President Joe Biden wasted no time on his first day in office, as he moved to reverse some of Donald Trump’s most controversial policies. Mr Biden signed a…
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One last hurrah
20 Jan 2021In his last days as President, Donald Trump has pardoned a host of people with personal ties to him and some—if viewed from a critical point of view—which…
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Act big
19 Jan 2021Later today, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen will lay out the case for the incoming President’s proposed $1.9tn Covid-19 relief package. Yellen will speak at her…
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Late to the party
18 Jan 2021A negative tone is still lingering in the markets following a sour end to the week, which saw a commodity sell-off and equity jitters on account of excess…
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Back in business
18 Jan 2021The Chinese economy expanded at a rate of 6.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was far ahead of the performance of other big countries and outstrips…
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Long road ahead
15 Jan 2021The President-elect Joe Biden, has put a new economic rescue plan as his top legislative priority. He has announced a $1.9tn stimulus package will be brought…
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UK-EU border friction - the ‘new norm’
14 Jan 2021The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator has warned that cross-Channel trade will be subject to regulatory friction indefinitely. In a frank interview, Michel Barnier…
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Clinging to power
13 Jan 2021Democrats are likely to impeach President Trump today after Vice-President Mike Pence decided against actioning the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office.…
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By choice or by force
12 Jan 2021Yesterday, House Democrats brought a second article of impeachment against Donald Trump before lawmakers for inciting an insurrection. Today, the…
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Enduring legacy
11 Jan 2021For many, the images of a pro-Trump group storming the US Capitol was a rude awakening to the power of propaganda in the digital age and a cautionary tale about…
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Doing the double
11 Jan 2021Donald Trump could become the only US President in history to be impeached twice, despite opposition from senior lawmakers on both sides of the US Senate.…
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Leaving the chaos behind
08 Jan 2021A mere 65 days post-election, Donald Trump has finally conceded defeat to his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump sought to distance himself from Wednesday’s…
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Madness in DC
07 Jan 2021Yesterday, angry Trump supporters stormed the US capitol building, forcing lawmakers to halt proceedings that would have certified Joe Biden’s presidential…
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It’s looking like a blue sweep
06 Jan 2021Democratic Pastor Raphael Warnock, of the Martin Luther King Jr’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, has declared victory in one of the two key senate seat…
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Lockdown number three
05 Jan 2021As expected, the escalation of coronavirus cases in the past few weeks has forced the government to subject the UK to a third lockdown that will last six weeks.…
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New year, old issues
04 Jan 2021Looking at news headlines, the Christmas holiday wasn’t much of break for financial markets. Starting with the US, Congress finally approved the long-awaited…
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On the rise
04 Jan 2021Speaking on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday, Boris Johnson admitted that the government are constantly reviewing the rise in coronavirus cases and are entirely…
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Is today the day?
24 Dec 2020Overnight, Britain and the EU have been finalising a post-Brexit free trade agreement, which would stop the UK crashing out of the EU’s single market on Jan 1st…
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Running down the clock
23 Dec 2020In a classic sign of ‘tunnel negotiations’, the UK leader and President of the European Commission held secret talks to try and unlock a compromise on…
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Light at the end of the tunnel
22 Dec 2020Late last night, US Senators voted to approve a $900bn fiscal stimulus package, the second largest economic relief bill in American history. The legislation…
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The final straw
21 Dec 2020The UK is in serious trouble heading into the Christmas holiday. Not only have we discovered a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus which is causing…
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One down, one to go
21 Dec 2020Following the discovery of a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus in the UK, 10 EU countries have so far banned travel to the UK, with some also…
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Fresh hurdles
18 Dec 2020Brexit negotiations have been further complicated with the UK raising that the argument that exemption of the €750bn rescue package from the level playing field…
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The final push
17 Dec 2020Overnight, the US Federal Reserve pledged to purchase at least $120bn of debt per month until more substantial pandemic progress has been achieved. Fed…
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Deal or no deal
16 Dec 2020The UK government is looking at revamping its shipping tax and regulation regime in order to complete with Singapore in the post-Brexit era. According to…
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The ticking clock
15 Dec 2020The EU’s Chief Negotiator said yesterday that a post-Brexit trade agreement was still possible but would hinge on a breakthrough in negotiations on key issues,…
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The wait continues
14 Dec 2020Rather unfortunately, we start this week reflecting on the little Brexit progress that has been made. Having missed yesterday’s deadline, with neither the EU…
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Another missed deadline
14 Dec 2020Both sides have agreed to extend negotiations on a post-Brexit deal, after Sunday’s ‘deadline’ for a trade agreement came and went without either the UK or EU…
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A mixed bag
11 Dec 2020Brexit deadline number eight has expired with the anticipated results of a no deal. Boris Johnson said that the deal on offer at the moment isn’t right for the…
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Another Brexit deadline
10 Dec 2020The mood surrounding Brexit negotiations took a turn for the worse last night after three hours of ‘frank’ talks in Brussels ended without a resolution on the…
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Back to Brussels
09 Dec 2020Boris Johnson will hold face-to-face Brexit talks with Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today, amid continuing deadlock in the negotiations. Chief negotiators…
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Desperation time
08 Dec 2020The UK’s Prime Minister is scheduled to hold last ditch face-to-face talks with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, today in Brussels as hopes…
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The eleventh hour
07 Dec 2020The typical year ends with a quiet wind down from the middle of December, with Christmas parties and family get-togethers dominating most people’s agendas, not…
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The last mile
07 Dec 2020This morning, Michel Barnier will brief the 27 EU member states on the progress of talks, which hope to be concluded early this week. Irish PM, Micheál Martin,…
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Demanding more
04 Dec 2020The UK-EU free trade agreement was drawn into perilous territory last night after some ‘eleventh hour’ demands from French President, Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron…
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Back of the queue
03 Dec 2020Pfizer/BioNTech have gone on record to say they are only supplying the vaccine to the NHS in the UK, so private sector health services will not be able to jump…
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Full steam ahead
02 Dec 2020The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved the use of the new Covid vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. Boasting 95%…
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Cautious optimism
01 Dec 2020President-elect Joe Biden announced yesterday a slew of economic appointments to help the US economy recover from the pandemic. Along with announcing former Fed…
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A tug of war
30 Nov 2020As the tug of war between coronavirus suppression and stimulus-induced economic recovery plays out within developed countries, Chinese aggression is pulling the…
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A turning point
30 Nov 2020The UK’s Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, painted a brighter picture on Sunday about the state of EU-UK trade talks, with officials set to tackle the last big…
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