UK has become irrelevant. Plenty of alternative investments.

UK PM May has plan to offer Labour Brexit customs arrangement: Sunday Times

It was clear within weeks of Trump taking over that he had a childish but not innocent view of China. Any story about the current global slowdown which does not attribute to US policies in 2017 18 is incomplete as the one here. USA is powerful both ...

Important Steps Away from the Abyss

The trade 'war' begun by Trump and Kudlow has caused the global slowdown which is depressing business sentiment, stock markets and yes inflation. Look to the causes then express an intelligent opinion.

WH Economic Advisor Kudlow: No Need For Fed Hikes Without Inflation - Economy Could Do With A...

Trump says 4 weeks. Lost in translation? Expect outcome to be talked up not down. Market supported by earnings short term but beyond 6 months very little confidence in earnings momentum. Expect major stock rally if confidence can be restored. Trump ...

China’s Vice Premier New Consensus Reached On Text Of China-US Economic And Trade Agreement

There is a big difference between what happens when a President is in office and what the President makes happen while in office. The amazing improving shift in the economy from 2008 to 2016 was during Obama and from 1994 to 2000 was during Clinton ...

Despite the unnecessary and destructive actions taken by the Fed, the Economy is looking very...

The Dow has yet to recover its October high so there has been difficulty for the market to believe that earnings levels can grow as expected or even be maintained. Expect an ugly jobs picture based on the ADP measure which excludes the public ...

Here’s why investors could be wiped out by a second disastrous jobs report

There is no evidence of a sizable majority - say 55% - for Remain nor Leave. Those arguing for a new Referendum put the country in an even greater danger. There is abundant evidence that more people have more information but this does not mean that ...

UK Opposition Leader Corbyn: Raised Labour's Position Of Pursuing Option Of 2nd Brexit...

Everyone knows...... This is a common fallacy. When you back up threats with actions then the actions are the real message. We really believe we can protect American jobs by making Chinese, European and who ever else products more expensive by ...

US-China trade war will not reduce trade deficit, IMF finds, in rebuke of Donald Trump's...

USD remains near record highs because US economy is strong relative to other economies and therefore closer to inflation worries. Many countries still battling deflation including safe havens.

ADP: US Private Sector Employment Increased by 129,000 Jobs in March

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Trump considered replacing Fed chair with Kevin Warsh

Disagree that trade talk positive is USD negative. Safe havens are CHF and JPY. USD is still in inflation problem zone relative to other currency entities.

US dollar slips back on positive risk as trade talks progress

Comments = 18 Relevant comments = 0 If May's deal is passed later this week GBP will be a huge BUY Probability of May's deal passing = have not got a clue Watch and wait and perhaps miss out on massive profit and definitely miss out on potential ...

No majority found in Brexit vote count, (GBP lower)

There are too many outcomes which are all equally likely. Say 8 outcomes translates to likelihood of 12.5%. The more outcomes the lower the probability. Forget signals in such an environment. Uncertainty is different in nature to risk.

GBP/USD Rate Threatens Bull Trend Ahead of Brexit Deadline

Does Fox News have evidence of wrongdoing at Huawei? What is the evidence behind US actions and words against this company? Is this guilty until proven innocent? Property rights and the rule of law was the catchcry of Larry Kudlow but now strangely ...

Huawei Technologies Says 2018 Net Profit Up 25Pct At 59.3Bln Yuan

There is an interesting contrast between Brexit and Trump. UK wants Brexit to go away because it is divisive, stubbornly resilient as an issue, sucking the life energy out of democracy and very important. USA wants Trump to go away (over 50% ?) for ...

Yen Gives Back Gains As Equities Recover

Since my view is that the US financial system remains a long way from normalised then the scope for higher short rates remains large and a dovish FED may not last very long (the hawkish FED did not last, as you know). The China US trade issue is ...

US dollar to stabilise

US savings deficit arithmetic is stark. Fiscal (government) deficit now USD$1 trillion pa. Non-government sector chipped in a surplus a USD$0.5 trillion pa. External deficit only USD$0.5 trillion. You see if you spend more than you save as a nation ...

Fed's Charles Evans says US economy is slowing but downplays recession

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May tells Brexiters in Chequers meeting she’ll quit if they vote for her Brexit deal

A couple of days for the safe havens - CHF and JPY - does not mean another global crisis is in the offing, just a move in that direction. US Admin continue to emphasise economy is booming, just not enough to 'normalise'. For the record a neutral ...

USD/JPY prints fresh six week low at 109.70

Fear at the Fed. Neither too hot nor too cold but not just right either. Big turnaround in just 5 months signals that many analysts are lost in the woods - me too but at least I know there's much more to the situation than monetary policy can cope ...

Fed Evans: US Economy Is In A Strong Position