"The Trump-Navarro Trade War policy is a threat to the entire global growth direction and magnitude,'' Well this is drawn from a deep well of wisdom I must say. So the weakness in US economy is nothing to do with Trump, its all the FED? Remarkable. ...

Chance of recession rises to the highest level of the Trump presidency: CNBC Fed Survey

The evolution of human dignity and civilisation recognised a balance of power within and between government institutions. We have examples of those countries which succeed and those which do not. This is hardly rocket science. Indeed if ever USA was ...

Fed Rate Hikes Are Extremely Rare When Stocks Are This Beat Up

Everyone is extremely wise except the PM. But there is no other deal on offer. How can that be? The Government comes back to the MPs if the current deal is voted down. What is the consensus for the Plan B? A deafening silence which shame will find a ...

UK PM May To Present Three Brexit Countdown Options To Cabinet: Times

The President himself is responsible for the weak share market, following trade induced global slowdown and other decisions to prevent free market enterprise. A President must understand that the Fed has responsibilities independent of his ambitions.

Fed Rate Hikes Are Extremely Rare When Stocks Are This Beat Up

If this idiot just kept quiet the US monetary policy would follow its true course.

Trump says 'it is incredible' that the Fed is considering hiking interest rates again

Idea: Replace Backstop with 10 years of Soft Border during which time UK and EU monitor the trade in goods between North and South and how sensitive these are to each side. Policy could then be shaped around the evidence and the evolving trade ...

May Said to Warn Merkel, Macron Their Brexit Deal Is Almost Dead

Uk should consider staged voting. Stage 1 Leave with a deal or Leave with no deal or Don't know. Exclude lowest tally option. Stage 2 consider remaining 2 options and choose winner. Stage 3 set out options if required for winner. Leave with a deal - ...

UK PM May: Without Fixes, The Brexit Deal Is At Risk

Long lingering embarrassment for Disunited Kingdom (DK). No confidence in Labour leader, no confidence in SNP, no confidence in DUP, and so on and so forth. When this degree of embarrassment is accumulated against a single person you know that a ...

Senior government source expects confidence vote in PM Theresa May imminently- Senior...

Greenspan is 92 (but he wears pants!)

Yellen warns of another potential financial crisis: 'Gigantic holes in the system'

Then Trump removed the regulations on which her view was based.

Yellen warns of another potential financial crisis: 'Gigantic holes in the system'

One person one vote. Then you add up the votes. The nation proceeds accordingly while protecting the rights of everyone to lawful protest and debate. Economic orthdoxy has never been popular but it works hard at being correct.

EU’s Juncker: Surprised By Brexit Turn Of Events, Reiterates Brexit Divorce Deal Is Only Deal...

The trend is your friend until the end of the trend.

EU’s Juncker: Surprised By Brexit Turn Of Events, Reiterates Brexit Divorce Deal Is Only Deal...

This is not a child's game. Many games are being played within UK politics but none of them seems to be as adult as the PM's. Where are the practical details of the next best alternative, or any alternative deal? Where are they? Lost in political ...

EU’s Juncker: Surprised By Brexit Turn Of Events, Reiterates Brexit Divorce Deal Is Only Deal...

I am nervously long GBP but risking previous profits on a modest position. Its a good idea to know ahead of a big event which strategy to implement afterwards. Another good thought is a price to purchase and a price to sell. For GBPCHF 120 is ...

Brexit: May's cabinet splits over second referendum on deal

Now US executives will travel more nervously.

Don’t ask why US acted against China’s Huawei. Ask: Why now?

Trump has two years. China twenty.

U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China

Why would they?

Dow tumbles more than 500 points, wipes out gain for the year to cap wild week on Wall Street

The problem with populist management is the focus on the short term and blaming everyone else for negative developments. Often socialist or communist to begin with the pattern is eerliy familiar in this US version. Nationalism justifies moving well ...

Dow tumbles more than 500 points, wipes out gain for the year to cap wild week on Wall Street

Another referendum will be no more conclusive than the first. How would the referendum deal with the backstop? And there is no majority consensus for staying. Nor a majority for No Deal. In short a house divided cannot stand. May is presenting the ...

UK PM May Refuses To Rule Out Delaying Tuesday’s Meaningful Vote

The issue is where is neutral? At this 'late' stage of the cycle it used to be north of 4.5%. These chaps should explain their opinion about the huge drop in short rates this time around. US policies are dragging down global demand and US potential ...

Atlanta Fed's Bostic: Fed should proceed to neutral rate