‘Complicated’ Brexit Talks Begin with Questions Over What Britain Wants June 19, 2017 By Simon Kennedy, Tim Ross and Ian Wishart Almost a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union, Brexit talks finally began on Monday amid confusion over...
Update: U.K. Voters Reject Prime Minister May’s Vision of ‘Hard Brexit’ June 9, 2017 By Simon Kennedy Prime Minister Theresa May will plow ahead with her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union even as her...
Update: UK Begins 2 Years of Complex Talks to Exit European Union March 29, 2017 By Simon Kennedy and Tim Ross Prime Minister Theresa May set the U.K. on course for leaving the European Union in two years’ time, a divorce...
Immigration Rhetoric Threatens UK’s Status as Financial Center: Lloyd’s Chairman October 11, 2016 By Simon Kennedy Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson said the government’s rhetoric on immigration threatens to hurt the U.K.’s status as a...
‘Brexit’ Will Risk London’s Role as Top Financial Center: Bank of England’s Carney April 20, 2016 By Craig Stirling and Simon Kennedy The City of London should expect its preeminent role in the global financial system to fade if Britain leaves the...
History Shows Economies Are Resilient After Terrorist Attacks November 16, 2015 By Simon Kennedy The French economy has history on its side. From the attacks of September 11 to those on Spain in March...