Thoughts – Insights

"The Day Today" - 24 July 2017

UK Trade Minister: Brexit transition arrangement allowed until next election 2022 Chris Grayling, ally of UK PM, says she can stay until at least 2020 and even fight the next election Labour would leave single market, says Corbyn UK households face sharpest squeeze in 3 years: Markit Germany’s 3rd party, the

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"The Day Today" - 21 July 2017

Hometrack: London house price inflation falls to 5 year low Schulz meets Macron, argues for creation of Eurozone FinMin and EZ investment budget Germany warns businesses and citizens to avoid Turkey Italian tax police ask Switzerland for details on 10,000 banking clients USD hits . . . To read this article, please log in or…

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"The Day Today" - 20 July 2017

ECB day and there’s a Reuters leak: “policymakers speaking to Reuters earlier voiced concern about doubling German 10-year yields and the euro’s 3 percent rise, fearing that a fresh signal now may be self defeating, pushing up borrowing costs and thwarting a broadening but still relatively young recovery.” 50% of fund managers think policy too…

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"The Day Today" - 19 July 2017

BOE Carney: no change to “big picture” of inflation UK inequality has decreased since financial crisis: IFS Thatcher’s prized ‘rebate’ dragged into Brexit bill talks Russians hacked energy companies on election day, GCHQ claims Trump invites Republican senators to healthcare lunch on Wednesday

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"The Day Today" - 18 July 2017

2 Republican US senators join opposition to healthcare bill – killing it US Tsy Dept calls bond traders to reassure them a contingency plan on the debt ceiling wouldn’t constitute a default U.S. makes lower trade deficit top priority in NAFTA talks Bank of Japan’s ETF Buying Raises Concerns Among Officials UK PM May

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