Brexit’s not that bad really, says economists who forecast recession and financial chaos after the June referendum to leave the European Union. As the world moves on, successive companies claim they have suffered no downturn on their profits from Brexit. The Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) even reckons Britain will be the only […]
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Cold-Calling Con-Men Warning For Would-Be Investors
Fraud investigators are warning investors not to fall for promises of untold riches made by tricksters who call them out of the blue. The government’s Insolvency Service is concerned that so many investors hand their savings to crooks offering alternative investments with unrealistic returns. In the latest, Gary Arnold, 31, of Waltham Forest, East London, […]
Brexit Is Go As May Triggers Article 50
Britain has finally started talks to leave the European Union after the Brexit referendum voted ibn favour of the split. Nine months and a few days after the referendum, Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council president Donald Tusk. Her six-page missive basically said thanks for having us, but we’re off and would […]
Markets Wait On Fed For Interest Rate Rise
All eyes are on the US Federal Reserve as interest rates were left at a record low of 0.25% by the Bank of England in the face of better than expected economic data. Markets are waiting with bated breath for the Fed to hike interest rates – which chair Janet Yellen has hinted will happen […]
May Under Pressure To Do A Brexit Deal For Expats
Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Theresa May to promise to safeguard the rights of European Union citizens in the UK after Brexit. Parliamentary groups in Britain are urging her to make a unilateral declaration as a show of good will to other European governments before Brexit talks start. May and her ministers have already […]