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November 21, 2018
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EU leaders ready to help May sell Brexit deal to parliament.

EU leaders are preparing to back Theresa May in building a “coalition of the reasonable” in the UK parliament, in a desperate bid to avoid a no-deal Brexit. Following what has been described by diplomats as a “call for help” by the prime minister at a crunch summit in Brussels, the German ch...

September 19, 2018
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Trump Wants $200 Billion in China Tariffs Despite Talks.

President Donald Trump instructed aides on Thursday to proceed with tariffs on about $200 billion more in Chinese products despite his Treasury secretary’s attempt to restart talks with Beijing to resolve the trade war, according to four people familiar with the matter. But an announcement of the ...

September 23, 2017
Economy , Markets , Politics
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Parallel Worlds and Brexit: Guiseppe Ballocchi, CFA

The “Future State of the Investment Profession” study describes four scenarios that detail how the future of investment management could unfold. The “Parallel Worlds” scenario anticipates the rise of populism, a reduction in the size of the middle class, and a decrease in social mobility. Fo...

September 22, 2017
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Why the German election has room for a negative surprise.

Merkel will need a coalition partner or two and all alternatives don’t look like a walk in the park. Many observers suggest that it could take as long as 100 days to form a government. For many the German elections are a done deal. Chancellor Angela Merkel will win and Germany will once...

September 22, 2017
Economy , Politics
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EU Unyielding on Brexit Leaves May With One Choice: Pay the Bill.

Theresa May’s European Union counterparts are adamant that the U.K. must agree on a financial settlement with the bloc before talks can proceed to trade, according to a survey of the EU’s 27 other members that reveals the depth of resistance to British calls for flexibility. As May prepares to u...

June 22, 2017
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Brexit Dominates May’s Program as Manifesto Pledges Ditched

(Bloomberg) — Brexit dominates U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s program for the next two years, with the government planning eight new laws to ease Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. In a ceremony to mark the formal opening of Parliament in London on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth ...

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