By Julien Ponthus LONDON, Sep 24 : European stock markets traded in negative territory on Monday as fears of an escalating trade row between the United States and China spread from Asian markets, while oil rallied as U.S. sanctions restricted Iranian crude exports. The benchmark index for euro zone blue chips retreated 0.4 percent, while […]
Category: Brexit
May vows to hold nerve after Brexit talks hit impasse
By Alistair Smout LONDON, England, Sept 2 3 : Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would not flinch in an impasse with the European Union about its departure from the bloc, as French and German ministers suggested the next move in the negotiations should come from London. British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday demanded […]
Britain tells EU to engage seriously on Brexit, EU demurs
By Alistair Smout LONDON, Sep 22 : Britain said on Saturday it would not capitulate in Brexit talks and again urged its EU partners to engage with its proposals, as ministers in Paris and Berlin suggested the next move in the negotiations should come from London. British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday demanded new […]
London mayor calls for second Brexit referendum
By Paul Sandle LONDON, Sept 16 : London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for another referendum on Britain’s European Union membership, saying the prime minister’s handling of Brexit negotiations had become “mired in confusion and deadlock” and was leading the country down a damaging path. Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. […]
Carney warns of “no-deal” Brexit house price crash – newspaper
By Costas Pitas and David Milliken LONDON, Sept 14 : Britain’s property market would crash and mortgage rates spiral up in the event of a chaotic no-deal Brexit, with house prices falling 35 percent over three years, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told ministers, The Times newspaper reported. The United Kingdom is due to […]
Roche boss says Brexit and curbs on drug use pose threat to UK science
By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Sept 13 : Uncertainty over drug regulation and a reluctance by Britain’s health service to use certain pricey modern medicines pose a threat to the country’s respected life sciences sector, the head Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday. With only six months to go until the United Kingdom is due to […]