Brexit Headlines
WORLD JUL 29, 2016
Ireland is planning a system of electronic border surveillance that it hopes will prevent it
having to erect physical barriers with Northern Ireland when Britain leaves the European
Union, its customs service said on Thursday. The unexpected result of the June 23
BUSINESS / ECONOMY JUL 25, 2016
The government retained on Monday its assessment that Japan's economy is
recovering moderately but adopted a weaker view on corporate sentiment due
to a firming yen and Britain's vote to leave the European Union. The Cabinet Office
BUSINESSJUL 24, 2016
The Group of 20 finance chiefs vowed Sunday to use "all policy tools" to pursue growth as Britain's decision last month to leave the European Union adds to the uncertainty in the global economy amid terrorism and other challenges. Finance ministers and central bank chiefs ...
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUL 24, 2016
BY HUGH CORTAZZI
The Britons who pushed for Brexit misled voters by telling them that free trade was an easy and speedy option.
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 24, 2016
BY MICHAEL SUTTON
Those who put their faith and trust in the European Union will also ultimately find
BUSINESSJUL 23, 2016
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday he would ease policy further if necessary to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal, while reiterating a commitment to continue with the current stimulus until prices are anchored there. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ...
BUSINESS / ECONOMY JUL 21, 2016
The Japanese government is arranging to compile a stimulus package of at least ¥20
trillion ($188 billion) to help the domestic economy emerge from deflation and fend off
the possible adverse effects of Brexit, sources said Wednesday. The government
BUSINESS JUL 20, 2016
BY MIE SAKAMOTO
Finance chiefs of the world's 20 leading economies are expected to vow further
cooperation this weekend to ensure economic and market stability after Britain
voted to leave the European Union last month. At a two-day meeting starting
BUSINESS JUL 20, 2016
The International Monetary Fund scrapped its forecast for a pickup in global growth
this year, citing Britain's vote to leave the European Union, and warned the damage
could worsen if confidence falters among investors and companies. The IMF sees
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 17, 2016
BY IAIN ROBERTSON
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 15, 2016
BY GORDON BROWN
Post-referendum Britain needs a more comprehensive debate on how it will cope
with the challenges of global change and how it will work with the international
BUSINESSJUL 14, 2016
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUL 13, 2016
BY HUGH CORTAZZI
COMMENTARY / WORLDJUL 12, 2016
BY GWYNNE DYER
British politics have begun to resemble the final scene in "Hamlet," when almost all the major characters die violently.
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 12, 2016
Theresa May has won the battle to be Britain's prime minister but she will face a much tougher struggle once in power — overseeing her country's divorce from the European Union. May backed the "Remain" camp during the campaign for Britain's referendum on EU membership ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 12, 2016
After all of the flamboyant characters and very public backstabbing in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, the winner turned out to be an understated workhorse who maintained a low profile throughout the campaign. Home Secretary Theresa May, 59 is not well-known internationally, ...
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 10, 2016
BY TINA BURRETT
Brexit isn't a foregone conclusion. There are three main scenarios that could keep
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 10, 2016
BY ADAIR TURNER
Contrary to glib assumptions, globalization of capital, trade and migration flows
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETSJUL 10, 2016
Count tennis champion Serena Williams among those who have lost money in wake of last month's Brexit vote. Williams beat Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in Saturday's Wimbledon final, her 22nd major title, tied with Steffi Graf for most in the Open Era. The winner's prize ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 9, 2016
The two rivals to become the U.K.'s next prime minister stepped up their campaigns, with Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom extolling the virtues of motherhood while Home Secretary Theresa May, who is childless, pledged to get Britain through the "difficult times" that Brexit will bring. Prime ...
VOICES | VIEWS FROM THE STREETJUL 6, 2016
BY MIN JUNG KIM
Young people have their say on the "Brexit" referendum, in which a slim majority of British voters opted for the U.K. to leave the European Union.
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 6, 2016
Home Secretary Theresa May opened up a strong lead on Tuesday in what is now a three-horse race to become Britain's next prime minister, but the first stage of voting was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound. In symptoms of market ...
BUSINESSJUL 6, 2016
The British pound dropped sharply to a new 31-year low on Tuesday amid concerns that the country's decision to leave the European Union might cause a steep slide in U.K. commercial real estate values and hurt the wider economy. Markets were jittery after three financial ...
BUSINESS / FINANCIAL MARKETS JUL 6, 2016
Investors who put their money in Stratton Street Capital LLP's warrant fund have been
on a roller-coaster ride of late. The fund, Japan's best-performing in 2015, plunged 25
percent on June 24 when the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, bringing its
drop this ...
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 5, 2016
BY DOUG BANDOW
The Brexit referendum has raised a question for many people on the losing side: How
BUSINESS JUL 5, 2016
Amid uncertainties caused by Britain's decision to exit the European Union, leaders of
the Group of 20 economies will likely renew their commitment to avoid new trade
barriers for another two years, sources involved in preparations for the group's next
BUSINESS / ECONOMY | FOCUSJUL 5, 2016
BY CHRIS COOPER
WORLD / POLITICS JUL 3, 2016
Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic
nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the
United Kingdom's most troubled province since Britons on June 23 voted to leave
the EU. Eighteen years after ...
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 2, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II told Scottish lawmakers Saturday
that staying calm in a fast-changing world can be difficult.
Speaking as she formally opened the fifth session of
Scotland's devolved parliament, she made no mention
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 2, 2016
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London
on Saturday to march in protest against last week's vote
to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged
Britain into political chaos and which most people in the
NATIONAL / POLITICS JUL 1, 2016
BY REIJI YOSHIDA
Britain will not walk away from Europe even as it prepares to leave the European Union,
Britain's envoy to Japan said Friday. British Ambassador Tim Hitchens said one focus
now is on healing the internal wounds created by last week's referendum, and the
COMMENTARY / WORLD JUL 1, 2016
BY TED RALL
Mismanagement of globalization by the world's leadership
BUSINESS JUL 1, 2016
The Bank of Japan's new board member has warned that excessive moves in
foreign-exchange markets pose risks for economic activity. "It's undesirable for
foreign-exchange rates to move by not reflecting economic fundamentals,"
WORLD / POLITICSJUL 1, 2016
There are five candidates competing for the position of
leader of Britain's Conservative Party. The winner, to be
announced Sept. 9, will become prime minister and is
expected to lead negotiations to take Britain out of the
WORLD JUL 1, 2016
The number of hate crimes reported to British police online, including assaults, has
increased by more than 500 percent in the week after the country voted to leave the
European Union, a senior police chief said on Thursday. The number of hate crimes
reported to ...
