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The Economist: Finance and economics articles summarised (10th January 2020)

Aging Europe Demographic change means that people are living longer and having fewer children in many rich countries. Europe is especially prone to having issues arising from this as they have no common fiscal policy or strategy to deal with it. Europe receives more migrants than it loses, but by 2050 the population will still…

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The Week That Will Be (12 January 2020)

This week we will find out: Who is winning the Trade Wars? – China Trade Balance (Tues) ahead of US/China sign Phase One Deal (Weds), EU Trade Commissioner visits US (Thurs) How are the markets doing? – Earnings from BlackRock (Weds) and US investment banks (JPM Tues / GS Weds / MS Thurs) in a world of…

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Spain – New Government (Finally)

++ Spain will now enter a honeymoon period as a new government has finally been formed and enacts its least controversial policy objectives. Longer-term, Sanchez faces the challenge of pleasing seven parties with a two-seat majority, not to mention the separatists who will expect recompense for paving his path to power. But he has TINA on…

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Brexit Timeline 2020

Tomorrow Boris hosts Ursula Von Der Leyen and Michel Barnier at Number 10. He will reiterate that the UK/EU Free Trade Agreement must be completed by 31 December 2020, the end of the implementation period after the UK’s official 31 Jan departure date. What happens in between? This year will be very different to the…

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