Brexit Headlines
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 30, 2016
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUN 30, 2016
BY DOUG BANDOW
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 30, 2016
BY NISID HAJARI
More than a few countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have scars to show
BUSINESS / CORPORATE JUN 30, 2016
The risks are piling up for Japan's construction equipment makers in the aftermath
of Brexit. Already contending with China's slowdown and a rout in commodities
prices, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. now faces two new threats after the
BUSINESSJUN 30, 2016
The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico pushed back Wednesday on calls for walling off their nations from free trade, arguing that more commerce with the outside world is inevitable and will deliver measurable benefits for their citizens. President Barack Obama's meetings with ...
BUSINESSJUN 30, 2016
Japan and Britain have agreed to work closely following the latter's vote to leave the European Union, including addressing worries among Japanese companies of problems they may face, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. In talks by phone on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida requested that British ...
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUN 29, 2016
BY SLAWOMIR SIERAKOWSKI
After Brexit, Europe could finally emerge as a strong international actor, but sadly the political will to achieve such an outcome is unlikely to emerge.
BUSINESS / ECONOMY JUN 29, 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday urged the central bank to provide ample
funds to the market to ensure liquidity and keep the wheels of the economy turning
in the wake of Britain's shock vote to exit the European Union. "A sense of
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 29, 2016
Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage was booed and heckled in a raucous special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday as he accused the EU of imposing a superstate on its citizens and predicted other countries would follow Britain in leaving the bloc. Facing Farage, ...
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 28, 2016
BY RAMESH THAKUR
The economic wreckage of globalization has generated a massive backlash and
EDITORIALS JUN 28, 2016
Efforts must be made to stop repercussions of the Brexit vote from turning into
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 28, 2016
BY HUGH CORTAZZI
Those who voted to leave the EU will learn the hard way that freedom of movement
COMMENTARY / JAPANJUN 28, 2016
BY WILLIAM PESEK
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUN 28, 2016
BY RAMESH PONNURU
BUSINESS / ECONOMYJUN 28, 2016
Japan is likely to include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said on Tuesday. Policymakers also said financial markets are starting to calm down after the ...
BUSINESS JUN 28, 2016
Britain suffered further blows to its economic standing on Monday as two top ratings
agencies downgraded its sovereign credit score, judging last week's vote to leave the
European Union will hurt its economy. Standard & Poor's stripped Britain of its last
remaining top-notch credit rating, ...
NATIONAL / POLITICS JUN 28, 2016
The Japanese and U.S. governments pledged close coordination over fallout
from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, which has sparked global economic
uncertainty and doubts about continued European unity. Speaking to reporters after
ASIA PACIFIC / POLITICS | ANALYSIS JUN 28, 2016
BY TING SHI
Just eight months ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was
snapping selfies with soccer stars in Manchester, dining
at Buckingham Palace and drinking beer in an English
pub. Queen Elizabeth hailed Xi's U.K. visit as a "defining
moment." Xi and Prime Minister David Cameron heralded
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 27, 2016
BY BRAD GLOSSERMAN
The Brexit vote is a cautionary tale to other countries and
their elites about complacency toward populist movements
and the casual acceptance of the downsides of globalization
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 27, 2016
BY MICHAEL SCHUMAN
A fractured EU will be less able to serve as a check to Beijing's growing challenge to
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 27, 2016
BY HARRY EVANS
Britain has always been conflicted in its patriotic nationalism and its desire, bred
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 27, 2016
BY ALASTAIR MACDONALD
Stalemate between Britain and the European Union over what happens next following Britons' referendum vote to leave has opened up a host of possible scenarios. Here are some that are (in some cases, barely) conceivable: 1. By the book Prime Minister David Cameron, who said he will ...
ASIA PACIFICJUN 27, 2016
China's premier called Monday for joint efforts to restore global economic confidence following the shock of Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Last week's referendum "has had an obvious impact on international financial markets. We are seeing increasing uncertainties in the world economy," said ...
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETS | ANALYSIS JUN 27, 2016
Asia's equity markets were the first to suffer through a Brexit-fueled rout. Old Mutual
PLC and Citi Private Bank are betting they may be the first to recover. As Britain's
shock decision to leave the European Union saw asset managers desert stocks
across the world, ...
BUSINESSJUN 27, 2016
In the wake of Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan to ensure the stability of financial markets.
ASIA PACIFIC JUN 27, 2016
President Park Geun-hye on Monday ordered officials to take "all necessary measures"
— including round-the-clock monitoring — to minimize market fallout after Britain's
decision to exit the European Union, Yonhap news agency reported. The U.K. vote
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 27, 2016
Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy consolidated his position in Spain's general election as voters backed away from insurgent political forces in favor of the relative security of the People's Party. The outcome of Sunday's vote confounded exit polls and suggested voters had shied away from ...
NATIONAL / POLITICSJUN 27, 2016
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida asked British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens on Monday to help ensure a stable business environment for Japanese companies in Britain in the wake of the country's historic vote to leave the European Union. "I would like your country to thoroughly ...
BUSINESS / ECONOMYJUN 26, 2016
The British were warned for weeks that a vote to leave the European Union would result in economic pain. Now they'll find out whether it will. U.K. financial leaders are scrambling to reassure households, businesses and investors that they can contain the doom and gloom ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 26, 2016
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday used "Brexit" shock waves to urge voters to return his government with a majority at a July 2 election, arguing only stable government can deliver jobs, economic growth and tough border controls. After a tight eight-week campaign, Turnbull's ...
BUSINESS / ECONOMYJUN 26, 2016
China's finance minister and leading economists on Sunday voiced concerns about Britain's vote to leave the European Union, with the policymaker saying it has heightened market uncertainty, though some expect a limited impact on the Chinese economy. The Brexit decision "will cast a shadow over ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 26, 2016
Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the successful "leave" campaign in Britain's European Union membership referendum, has won the backing of a key colleague to replace David Cameron as prime minister, a newspaper reported. Justice minister Michael Gove called Johnson by telephone Saturday to ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 26, 2016
Britain is coming to terms with its decision to leave the European Union after Thursday's dramatic referendum. Here are some of the questions that are doing the rounds in the U.K. over the weekend: Can the referendum result somehow be overturned? Possible, but unlikely. It's true ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 26, 2016
Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next. The citizen-driven vote in Britain can be a model for Texas, which was an ...
SOCCERJUN 25, 2016
BY ROB HARRIS
Britain's momentous decision to leave the European Union was the talk of soccer's European Championship on Friday, with one leading Italian player even warning about an undermining "domino effect" across Europe. Wales coach Chris Coleman spoke of the virtues of free movement of workers in ...
BUSINESS / ECONOMYJUN 25, 2016
BY DAVE MCCOMBS AND SHIGERU SATO
Japanese companies, which have embarked on a $210 billion global acquisition spree over the past three years, are getting a surprise bargain out of Brexit. The yen soared Friday to its highest in more than two years, boosting local firms' purchasing power for deals abroad ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 25, 2016
Britain's stunning vote to leave the European Union, buoyed by a frenzy of nationalism and populist anger, was a crushing rejection of the political elite. Republican Donald Trump hopes it is also a preview of November's U.S. presidential election. The referendum result reverberated immediately in ...
WORLD / POLITICS | ANALYSISJUN 25, 2016
Britain's decision to quit the European Union could send damaging shock waves through the bedrock Anglo-American "special relationship," raising questions about London's willingness and ability to back U.S.-led efforts in global crises ranging from the Middle East to Ukraine. The loss of the strongest pro-U.S. ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 25, 2016
BY JESSE JOHNSON
As cheers, jeers and economic fears enveloped Britain after Thursday's vote to leave the European Union, it appears many Britons may not have even understood what they voted for. The vote has triggered a series of economic shocks, including in Tokyo, where Friday the yen ...
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUN 24, 2016
BY KAZUAKI NAGATA
Japan braced for global market turmoil Friday as the yen briefly soared above 100 against the dollar and the Nikkei stock average tumbled over 8 percent as Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union. The yen briefly touched 99 to the dollar — ...
NATIONALJUN 24, 2016
BY AYAKO MIE, BEATRICE THOMAS AND MAGDALENA OSUMI
Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union could hamper Japan's efforts on a trade deal with the EU as well as its relationship with Asian and other global partners, analysts said. The comments Friday came as the government here described its disappointment at the ...
WORLDJUN 24, 2016
Britons voted in a referendum on Thursday to leave the European Union. Following are answers to key questions on what will happen next in Britain's relations with the bloc: What does it mean? The EU is in shock and entering uncharted territory. No member state has ...
NATIONALJUN 24, 2016
BY ALASTAIR WANKLYN
The yen soars, stocks tumble and governments scramble to make sense of what lies ahead as Britain votes to leave the EU.
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 24, 2016
Britain voted to quit the European Union in a historic vote, with the ballot count Friday plunging the bloc into uncharted waters. The pound slumped to its lowest in 31 years and there was turmoil on global stock markets. Bookmakers adjusted their odds to reflect an ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 24, 2016
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War II. Global financial markets plunged as results from Thursday's referendum showed a near 52-48 ...
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUN 24, 2016
Britain entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the European Union. The decision shatters the stability of the project in continental unity forged after World War II in hopes of making future conflicts impossible. The decision raises the likelihood of years of ...
ASIA PACIFICJUN 23, 2016
BY ALASTAIR WANKLYN
An influential Chinese newspaper broke Beijing's Brexit silence on Thursday, saying the United Kingdom will lose global influence if it ditches the European Union. "If Britain votes to leave, it will become an Atlantic orphan and lose its special relationship with the EU," wrote
WORLDJUN 23, 2016
The fur is flying on social media as Britons prepare to vote Thursday on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union. The hashtags #CatsAgainstBrexit and #CatsForBrexit flooded Twitter this week, as pro- and anti-independence citizens tweeted feline photos and messages imploring voters ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 23, 2016
The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union got a boost from two opinion polls published late on Wednesday, a few hours before voters begin to cast their votes in a historic EU membership referendum. The news pushed sterling to its highest level against ...
VOICES | VIEWS FROM THE STREETJUN 22, 2016
BY ANDREW FIELD
People out and about in Tokyo offer their thoughts on the "Brexit" referendum being held in the U.K.
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 22, 2016
BY JAMES OLIPHANT AND EMILY STEPHENSON
To U.S. voters who have witnessed the rise of Donald Trump, the campaign urging Britain to abandon the European Union may appear eerily familiar. There's the nationalism, the romanticized nostalgia for an earlier time, the mistrust of political and financial elites, and the fears that ...
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 21, 2016
BY LEONID BERSHIDSKY
WORLDJUN 21, 2016
If Britons vote Thursday to leave the European Union, it will be a shock for the EU and the global economy and an earthquake for Britain. Some analysts warn of a potential "disintegration" of the EU as remaining countries seek to renegotiate their own relationships ...
WORLD | ANALYSISJUN 21, 2016
European history may be about to go into reverse. If Britain votes to leave the European Union, it will likely start a process of fragmentation of the political and security structures on which the post-World War II and post-Cold War European order was built. Even if ...
BUSINESS JUN 21, 2016
Nissan said it would take legal action against the official campaign for Britain to leave
the European Union after the group used the Japanese carmaker's logo in leaflets
WORLD / POLITICSJUN 21, 2016
The raucous business of Britain's House of Commons was replaced by somber silence and heartfelt tributes Monday for slain lawmaker Jo Cox, while the man charged with her slaying made a brief appearance in court by video link from prison. Lawmakers lined the benches and ...
EDITORIALS JUN 20, 2016
While we must not excuse individuals from vile actions, we cannot at the same time
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUN 20, 2016
BY GWYNNE DYER
The advantages of the single market will probably be enough to hold the EU together, especially if the members have a horrible example of Britain as a warning.
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 20, 2016
BY DANIEL STELTER
Germany will have to change its policies if it wants to avoid the exit of other countries
BUSINESS / CORPORATE JUN 20, 2016
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, warned a withdrawal by Britain
from the European Union may lead to levies of as much as 10 percent on the cars
BUSINESS JUN 20, 2016
BY JEFF BLACK
Finally, a financial flare-up that the world's central banks will have seen coming. On
Friday morning London time — when the results of a U.K. referendum will show
WORLD / POLITICS JUN 18, 2016
It is not clear how the killing of a Labour Party lawmaker
who campaigned for Britain to remain in the European
Union will affect the coming week's referendum, but it is
certain that her death will be a turning point in an often
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUN 17, 2016
BY RICH MILLER
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUN 17, 2016
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUN 17, 2016
WORLD / CRIME & LEGALJUN 17, 2016
BUSINESSJUN 16, 2016
BY LEIKA KIHARA
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 14, 2016
BY TINA BURRETT
The flayed corpses of Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives are a
disincentive for future British governments to offer referendums, the most direct form
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 14, 2016
BY ROBERT J. SHAPIRO
Both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would reap
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUN 9, 2016
BY HUGH CORTAZZI
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 9, 2016
BY DOUG BANDOW
The U.K. will thrive in or out of the EU. The British people must decide just how much
WORLD / POLITICS | ANALYSISJUN 7, 2016
A European Union without Britain would be financially poorer, less economically liberal and free-trading, less Atlanticist and less open to further enlargement. A British vote to leave the 28-nation EU in a referendum on June 23 will not only deal a severe blow to the ...
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUN 2, 2016
BY GEORGE WILL
The "Brexit" referendum presents an explicit opportunity to reject a rising and
unaccountable administrative state.
