Brexit

U.K. Consumer Confidence Steadies After Post-Election Slump

U.K. consumers regained their footing after June’s inconclusive election sent confidence to the lowest since the Brexit vote. An index of consumer...

UK Consumer Confidence Drops Back To Post-Brexit Vote Low

Sentiment among UK households dropped this month to match the weakest reading since just after the Brexit vote, led by a sharp drop in confidence in the ec...

UK-US Talks Put Trade-Chief Fox Among The Chickens

UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox was in Washington hunting for a trade deal, and despite the enthusiastic endorsement over Twitter by US President Donald Trump,...

U.K. Exporters Are Sleepwalking Into Brexit, Lloyds Poll Finds

British exporters are unprepared for leaving the European Union, according to a survey published Friday. Almost half have yet to review their strategies...

Unilever Chief Seeks Brexit Balm As May Reaches Out To Business

Unilever Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman has a message for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May as she offers companies an olive branch on Brexit: slow down...

Irish Retailers Concerned Over Proposed Minimum Wage Rise

Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has expressed concern at the proposed €0.30 increase of the national minimum wage....

Failure To Reach Brexit Deal Would Affect Credit Quality: Moody's

There could be 'significant macroeconomic disruption' that would weigh on the credit quality of UK issuers if the UK and EU fail to reach a Brexit deal, ac...

Brexit Risks Hurting UK Food Security And Farming, Study Says

Brexit risks hurting food security and standards in the UK, and the government needs to do more to alleviate concerns about the food and farming industries...