Britain

Brexit

Britain heads into unknown as May signs Brexit trigger

LONDON (March 29): The UK will start the clock on two years of negotiations to withdraw from the European Union on Wednesday, a divorce that will redefine the country’s relationship with its largest trading partner and bring to an end decades of deepeni
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Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack

LONDON (March 23): Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.
Donald Trump

Brexit

Trump says Brexit to be 'a great thing', wants quick trade deal with UK

LONDON (Jan 16): US President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.
Morgan Stanley

Funds

Banks, brokers gird for Brexit-style tumult following US election

NEW YORK (Nov 8): Big global banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc are bracing for potential tumult on financial markets after Tuesday's US election.

China Focus

China's reform of SOEs may look a little odd to the West: Goldman

HONG KONG (Sept 9): China’s desire to improve the efficiency of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is real, just don’t expect the reform process to follow a Western model.
Donald Tusk

Quote of the day

Brexit 'not a moment for hysterical reactions', says Donald Tusk

There's no hiding the fact that we wanted a different outcome of yesterday's referendum. I am fully aware of how serious, or even dramatic, this moment is politically. And there's no way of predicting all the political consequences of this eve

Brexit

Pound could fall to all-time low of 1.30 vs US dollar as UK votes to leave EU: Oanda

SINGAPORE (June 24): Brexit it is. Official results of the UK Referendum are in, and some 52% has voted to Leave the European Union (EU).
Brexit

Brexit

Big business raises Brexit alarm on eve of vote

LONDON (June 22): More than 1,200 business titans united Wednesday to warn against Britain breaking with the EU, as rivals battled for the last votes on the eve of a tightly fought referendum that will shape Europe's future.
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