UK: More trouble for May as Brexit message to Parliament backfires If British Prime Minister Theresa May hoped a televised address late on Wednesday would help persuade wavering lawmakers to support her Brexit deal, it appears to have backfired, instead alienating the very people she needs to win over.On Thursday, lawmakers
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EU rules out Brexit renegotiation as May seeks help from Merkel
Prime Minister Theresa May sought Angela Merkel’s support on Tuesday to save her floundering Brexit deal but the European Union ruled out renegotiating the divorce treaty after May postponed a parliamentary vote she admitted she would lose. READ ALSO: Merkel: We sanction Russia for sake of international law Less than four months until the United Kingdom […]
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Dollar weakens as cautious Fed leads to rate-hike rethink
The dollar weakened against other major currencies on Thursday as markets took Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comment that U.S. interest rates were just below neutral as a signal that a three-year rate-hiking cycle is nearing an end. The dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies,Read More …
Police ‘plan for civil disorder’ if no Brexit deal
Britain’s police chiefs have drawn up plans for possible civil disorder if the country leaves the European Union without a Brexit agreement, a newspaper report said Sunday. Citing a leaked document, the Sunday Times reported concerns that shortages of food and goods, including healthcare supplies, will result in “civil disorder leading to widespread unrest”. The […] …