Rate cut could hinge on Q2 inflation
The Reserve Bank says Brexit fears won't hit the global economy too hard, but more sluggish local consumer prices could set the scene for an August rate cut.
SMH | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:16:07
Classic
Time for a little update on recent worries, memes and phobias. Lord knows, there's no shortage. First, Brexit. Hope you don't own property in London. It's already shaping up to be what the 'remain' guys forecast - an economic and financial challenge for little, isolated Britain. This week the IMF ...
Greater Fool | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:11:05
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip on earnings and growth worries; dollar rises
* Brexit uncertainty prompts IMF to cut global growth forecasts
Reuters | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:01:01
Hot Spots Short-Term ETF Traders Are Targeting
As the equities market swings, traders have incorporated leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds to jump on short-term opportunities and hedge around events, like the Brexit vote. "If ever there was a market environment for uncertainty hedging, it is now," Andy O'Rourke, Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer at Direxion, ...
ETF Trends | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:39:43
Despite Rally, Cash Levels Still At Highest Level Since 2001: Buy Signal For Stocks, Says BofA
Global stocks and riskier junk-bonds have taken flight in the weeks after last month's 'Brexit' vote. The SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (SPY) has climbed 8% from its low on June 27 and the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) has climbed 4.3% (excluding dividend payouts). And ...
Focus on Funds | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:22:30
London stocks end flat but smaller stocks feel pulse of possible takeovers
London stocks ended flat on Tuesday although tech stocks fared well as speculation moved onto who might be snapped up next after news this week that Softbank is buying ARM Holdings (LON:ARM) in the wake of a Brexit-fuelled weaker pound. The blue-chip FTSE100 index ended up just 0.03% at 6,697, ...
Proactive Investors | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:53:00
Tuesday assorted links
1. How sex workers verify the identities of their clients. 2. Chat at the Institute for Economic Affairs with Stephen Davies. We covered Brexit, Trump, the great stagnation, why you won't live to 800, cultural diversity, and much more. I wasn't holding back for this one, and some crowd members ...
Marginal Revolution | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:45:48
Deutsche Bank: Global Growth Outlook Has Deteriorated Significantly
The global growth outlook for 2016 and 2017 has deteriorated since the start of the year, and Brexit only adds to downside risks, that's Deutsche Bank's observation of the global macro environment. Brigewater Via JPM: Global capex as % of [...]
Value Walk | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:18:17
Guest Contribution: "Brexit, Trump, and Workers Left Behind"
Today, we are pleased to present a guest column written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. This is an extended version of a column appearing at Project Syndicate, July 13. Many parallels have ...
Econbrowser | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:02:07
MiB: Richard Haass
This week on our Masters in Business podcast, we speak with Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. This conversation covered everything from Terrorism to Trade to Immigration to Brexit, and given all of the recent events overseas, could not ossibly be more timely. Haass, who has a ...
The Big Picture | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:00:05
Investors push money under the mattress
Despite the post-Brexit market rally, fund managers have gotten even more wary of taking risks.
CNBC | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:44:00
Airlines: So Much for Buy Local...
Ever since Brexit, analysts have been touting airline stocks like Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) and Spirit Airlines ( SAVE ) that cater primarily to travelers in the U.S. over Delta Air Lines ( DAL ), United Continental ( UAL ), and American Airlines ( AAL ), which have loads ...
Stocks To Watch | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:07:35
Under the guise of 'flexibility', Hermes is delivering a raw deal for its workers | Felicity Lawrence
The low-pay scandal at the delivery firm reveals a new norm of the workplace, where apparently 'self-employed' workers are exploited for the sake of a company's profits Want to know why the slogan "take back control" resonated so loudly with people voting for Brexit? One good place to look for ...
Felicity Lawrence / Guardian | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:15:37
USD/JPY extends gains after US data
USD/JPY extended gains at the beginning of the American session, reaching its highest level since the Brexit vote, as the dollar strengthened broadly.
Ani Salama / FX Street | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:33:22
IMF:modestly cuts global growth forecast
Brexit expected to have mild impact but agency sites risks of more severe effects
USA Today | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:01:19
IMF slashes world growth forecasts AGAIN
The U.K's vote to leave the European Union has pushed the International Monetary Fund to cut its world growth forecast for this year and next.
CNBC | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:00:00
Goldman Sachs continues to slash bonuses
These are challenging times for Wall Street investment banks. Goldman Sachs posted another big drop in revenue as Brexit worries took their toll. Goldman has cut its bonus pool and other expenses as well to compensate.
CNN | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:41:00
The Global Spread of Trumpism
I flew into Britain on June 23, the day of the Brexit referendum, or "Independence Day" as the country's most popular tabloid, and champion of leaving the European Union, put it. The next morning, results showed that London, Scotland, and Northern Ireland had voted to stay in the EU. But ...
Dominic Tierney / The Atlantic | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:07:35
10 things you need to know today (spy, spx, qqq, dia, yhoo, ibm, nflx, wfc)
Here is what you need to know. German confidence was hit hard by Brexit. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany plunged 26 points in July to -6.8. "Uncertainty about the [Brexit] vote's consequences for the German economy is largely responsible for the substantial decline in economic sentiment," professor ...
Money Game | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:05:00
Santander's fintech VC firm got another $100 million to invest - here is what it's looking for
Santander has given its fintech-focused venture capital firm InnoVentures another $100 million ($131 million) to invest after impressing with its initial investments. Santander InnoVentures has spent just over 50% of the $100 million initially allocated to the fund, which started out in 2014. The rest of that first tranche of ...
Business Insider | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:02:01
No Article 50 Until 2017
Jason Coppel QC, speaking for Brexit Secretary David Davis, has told the High Court that Article 50 will not be triggered this year. Some Brexiters will be nervous about this, but there is no legal imperative to trigger it immediately and it would be politically unwise to do so until ...
Guy Fawkes' blog | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:56:42
Remorse and reflection
As a major influence on events, Brexit might not have shuffled off the stage but the world is settling down to the realities of separation; in terms more real to many of us, the marriage has broken down and we've packed our bags and moved out.
IFR | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:07:00
Even before Brexit, Theresa May's laws made Britain a hostile place for migrants
In the aftermath of the UK's vote for Brexit, the National Police Chiefs Council has documented a 42% increase in race-hate incidents. This escalation in racial tension comes as living as a migrant in the UK has been made even more difficult in recent years by laws introduced by Theresa ...
Richard Warren, Phd candidate, Kent Law School, University of Kent / The Conversation | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:03:32
Theresa May chairs first cabinet meeting as PM
Theresa May is chairing her first cabinet meeting since becoming PM, telling her ministers she does not want the UK to be "defined by Brexit".
BBC | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:14:31
Brexit and the EU's divorce manual
Article 50 provides clues on how the UK will break up with Brussels
FT | Tue, 19 Jul 2016 04:30:03
We Are Where We Were
It's been an amazing week, and in effect the first five days after the Brexit vote were all trend days, with ES now kicking around much the same area this afternoon as it was on the afternoon before the vote. What does this all mean? Not much I suspect. The ...
Tim Knight | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 22:38:54
"6-Day Winning Streak Leaves Mortgage Rates Near All-Time Lows"
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: 6-Day Winning Streak Leaves Rates Near All-Time LowsMortgage rates fell moderately today, adding a 6th day to a winning streak that began with last week's Brexit news and bringing rates right to the brink of all-time lows.... bringing some lenders from 3.625% to ...
Calculated Risk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 22:09:00
Encouraging signs
The news is certainly mixed these days. Britain's Brexit vote stirs fears of a global slowdown in trade, which would surely be bad for the economic outlook. But that's still something out on the horizon. In the meantime, more recent data point to a pickup in growth that began a ...
Calafia Beach Pundit | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 21:21:00
German connection
The UK's Brexit vote is testing the cultural bonds between Britain and Berlin, but film studio boss Charlie Woebcken says "these links aren't going away".
BBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 21:00:28
Asset Class Scoreboard: Real Estate, Commodities, Bonds Lead
Asset Class Scoreboard For the second time in 2016, Managed Futures posted a monthly performance above 4%, thanks to the Brexit volatility that shocked the market last week. Additionally, the SG CTA Index, posted its second best single day performance [...]
Value Walk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:35:40
Don't let's be beastly to the Brits, says Bundesbank
Brexit vote reflects a broader Euroscepticism, says Weidmann
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:19:49
Treasury ETFs Climb as Yields Hit Record Lows
Treasury bond exchange traded funds maintained their momentum, with benchmark yields on 10-year notes dipping to a new record low on Friday, as investors feared Brexit would weigh on global growth and cause the Federal Reserve to push off interest rate hikes. On Friday, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ...
ETF Trends | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:17:13
Banks on edge over UK passporting
Banks are scrambling to establish how post-Brexit changes in the UK's rights for financial services will impact on their businesses, putting thousands of jobs in London in the balance.
IFR | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:00:00
Burn Through Those Last Few Minutes Before The Holiday Weekend With The Consumerist Quiz
Look, we know you probably don't want to be here. Everyone else in the office is already gone, but you're stuck holding down the fort, pretending to be reading emails when you're really just seeing how many pages of "Brexit" Google results you need to go through before finding some ...
Consumerist | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:45:46
Short-Termism Gets Brexecuted
The S&P 500 as fast approaching all-time highs again after the brief Brexit scare. I guess that was the fastest panic and recovery during the current bull market. Of course, this has been a repeat theme over the last 7 years. Investors were so badly scarred after the 2008 crisis ...
Pragmatic Capitalism | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:42:24
Austria Will Hold Second Presidential Election After Voting Irregularities Are Uncovered
Alexander Van der Bellen and Norbert Hofer. (screenshots via France24 ) The United States is not alone in dealing with allegations of a "rigged" democratic system. It is also not alone, as the chaos of Brexit has taught us, in dealing with a growing anti-immigrant sentiment represented by presidential candidates. ...
truthdig | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:23:25
Price Discovery - R.I.P.!
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, That was quick. With practically of the Brexit loss recovered in four days and the market now up for the quarter and the year, what's not to like? After all, the central banks are purportedly at the ready, and, in the case ...
Zero Hedge | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:10:00
Battle of Somme Centennial Marked
Amid Brexit chaos, British and French leaders gathered on the 100th anniversary of World War I's bloodiest battle to commemorate a conflict in which tens of thousands of British soldiers died defending French soil.
WSJ | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:07:04
Steven Spielberg's "The BFG" Is a Forced March of Fun
Children's worst new lesson in the British political process comes not from the Brexit fiasco but from Steven Spielberg's live-action adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The BFG." When the titular Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) and the little girl, Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), who lives in his lair need the help of ...
New Yorker | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:56:48
Layoffs Watch '16: Pershing Square Cuts Employees, But Not Because Of Performance Or Anything
Don't put this on Herbalife. Or Valeant. Or Brexit.
Dealbreaker | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:40:28
Bitcoin either goes to zero or it goes supernova
Bitcoin either goes to zero or it goes supernova I've been inundated with questions from many of you following the recent events. Brexit, that is, not Justin Timbertrouser's latest antics. While I can't publish all of them, I've selected what I [...]
Value Walk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:22:56
Post-Brexit EU May Be Stranded By Its Own Data Rules
The EU nations may become "less happier lands" post-Brexit if their privacy regulations turn them into a data island.
Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:11:00
Young people on Brexit's voter turnout
Millennial FT readers explore the referendum's generational divide
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:08:09
The UK Independence Party was central to the Brexit vote
One way to understand the Brexit result, in which the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, is to study which areas of the UK supported "Leave" and which supported "Remain." YouGov, for example, provided this analysis and map before last week's voting showing how support varied across the ...
David C. Parker / Vox | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:00:02
Investors see even lower bond yields from Brexit fallout
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union last week triggered a worldwide stampede into U.S., German, Japanese and even British government debt, sending their yields to...
Reuters | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:57:40
Bargain Hunters Prop Up Art Market In Brexit Week
As sterling fell this week, international art buyers snapped up bargains in London.
Kathryn Tully, Contributor / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:49:00
Letter: London After
The City of London Corporation writes that “there is no reason London will not still maintain its position as a world leader.”
Brexit - 'We want to be Big Scotland'
It is torn between wanting to stay in the EU, but knowing independence will not guarantee its place
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:41:37
High-Yield Selloff Could Get Worse
High-Yield Selloff Could Get Worse "If the 8% decline in the trade-weighted British pound fails to kick up much dust in U.S. credit markets, it would be a historical outlier," that's according to credit analysts at Deutsche Bank, which published [...] The post High-Yield Selloff Could Get Worse appeared first ...
Value Walk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:40:21
Brexit? What Brexit?
After a two-day global freakout, financial risk markets have staged a relentless four-day rally. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) fell 1.8% on Monday but is still poised to finish the week with a gain of 3.3%. Wow. And then there's the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): the market's "fear gauge" ...
Chris Dieterich / Focus on Funds | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:38:11
Stocks have come roaring back since Brexit. So everything's fixed, right? (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
According to the market's latest response to the Brexit vote, everything is fine. After a sharp drop in the immediate aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the EU, stocks have rallied the past few days with some equity benchmarks trading right where they were before the referendum. Oleg Melentyev ...
Matt Turner / Business Insider | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:35:10
FTSE 100 defies Brexit turmoil and hits 10-month high
This week's rebound was a sharp contrast to just a week earlier when investors had woken up to the news Britain had voted to leave the EU The prospect of interest rate cuts and a flurry of bargain-hunting by stock market investors has helped the FTSE 100 shrug off the ...
Katie Allen / Guardian | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:34:31
A week after Brexit, it's buy, buy, buy
Just a week after Britain shook up the world by voting to leave the EU, market behavior has done a 180-degree turn.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:23:00
What Brookings experts are saying about Brexit
UPDATED, 6/30/16 Voters in the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union. British PM David Cameron has resigned. The choice in favor of "Brexit" will have significant economic and political consequences that Brookings scholars have been analyzing and commenting on. Here is some of what they are saying. ...
Fred Dews / Brookings | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:19:00
Bundesbank president says UK should get a fair Brexit deal
'Neither side has an interest in putting up trade barriers,' says Jens Weidmann, who also sits on the ECB's governing council The European Union should give Britain a quick and fair exit deal to minimise the economic cost and not hinder the process for the sake of setting a political ...
Reuters / Guardian | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:16:08
London bankers face Brexit choice: lobby or leave
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - A week after Britons voted themselves out of the European Union, many London-based bankers and their employers face two options if they are to secure their futures: lobby or leave. Some investment banks, anxious not to stir speculation of an exodus ...
Business Insider | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:04:58
Germany aims for post-Brexit continuity with balanced-budget plans
BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Germany wants to send a message of "reliability and continuity" by sticking to plans for a balanced budget over the next four years, despite the shock of Britain's vote...
Reuters | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:00:02
The economic risks of Brexit contagion
Poll may trigger a cycle of low growth and populist policies in the west, writes Kenneth Rogoff
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:55:39
Nowhere To Hide In Europe - Equity Correlations Are Historically High
Submitted by Eric Bush via Gavekal Capital blog, Equity correlations have spiked to the highest level in years presumably thanks to Brexit. The 20-day correlation between the GKCI DM index and the MSCI World Index is at the highest level since 2011. The correlation between EM and DM stocks is ...
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:55:00
London bankers face Brexit choice: lobby or leave
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - A week after Britons voted themselves out of the European Union, many London-based bankers and their employers face two options if they are to secure their futures: lobby...
Reuters | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:51:04
Taking Refuge in Dollar Could Expose World Economy to New Perils
After the Brexit vote, the American currency is soaring — threatening a fragile recovery in the United States and risking trouble for emerging markets.
PETER S. GOODMAN / NY Times | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:46:33
6 Brexit Lessons for Your Retirement Nest Egg
eggs_flickr_united soybean board.jpg Flickr/United Soybean Board By Suman Bhattacharyya,The Fiscal TimesJuly 1, 2016 When a majority of Britons voted to leave the EU last week, it set off a wild ride of global stock markets. Investors worldwide lost $3 trillion over two days before recovering $2 trillion over the following ...
jherr / Fiscal Times | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:43:33
Interview with Geert Wilders: 'The Netherlands Would Profit from Leaving the EU'
Could Brexit lead other countries to seek to leave the European Union? SPIEGEL spoke with far-right Dutch populist Geert Wilders about how he wants to use a "Nexit" to prevent the of the Netherlands.
Spiegel | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:42:59
Brexit Aftershocks: An Inside Look at the EU's Raging Power Struggle
In response to Brexit, European Commission President Juncker wants deeper EU integration. German Chancellor Merkel does not. SPIEGEL takes you inside the vast EU power struggle triggered by the UK referendum. By SPIEGEL Staff
Spiegel | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:42:16
The Worst of the Brexit Fallout Is Still to Hit the U.K.
As unemployment ticks up and house prices fall ordinary citizens will feel the real impact of the market shock
Conal Urquhart/London / Time | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:38:44
Brexit: Straws in the Wind
Over the past decade, the UK economy has presented a puzzling picture. On the one hand, RGDP growth has been ... View the full post at: Brexit: Straws in the Wind
Scott Sumner / Wall Street Pit | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:36:54
UK shelves balanced budget goal as Brexit vote roils economy
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Treasury chief on Friday abandoned the government's long-held goal of balancing the nation's books by 2020, warning that the country's vote to leave the European Union had sent shock waves and instability through the U.K. economy.
Associated Press | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:36:30
Pro Uncut: Fed's Stanley Fischer
Fed's Stanley Fischer discussed his views on Brexit and the state of the economy in an interview on CNBC Friday.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:31:00
Donald Trump, Brexit Are Blowback From Years of Anti-Government Rhetoric
Donald Trump and Brexit are the product of years of anti-government rhetoric.
David Brodwin / U.S. News | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:30:00
Hate crimes up fivefold
Police in Britain have recorded a dramatic rise in racist attacks in the wake of Brexit, with five times the usual number of incidents reported in the week since the country voted in a referendum to leave the European Union.
CNN | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:26:14
Brexit crisis that wasn't
The public might assume, after hearing dire warnings, that the British stock market had collapsed. In fact, the opposite has happened.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:26:00
Brexit touches a nerve in France
Far right leader buoyed by referendum result that legitimises core policy
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:24:38
U.K. Gilt Market Shows Scrapping the Budget Rule Is a Good Idea
Brexit has opened the door to a bit of British stimulus. Since the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union last Thursday, yields on 10-year U.K. government bonds have tumbled to 0.883% from 1.363%. Yields move opposite to prices, so a fall means there was greater demand to buy the ...
MoneyBeat | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:23:41
How to Live Better as More of Us Live Longer
iStockphoto By Michael Hodin,The Fiscal TimesJuly 1, 2016 So we're all caught up on the effects of Brexit and the presidential campaign that's in full swing. But aside from the political crisis of the moment, we do seem finally to be recognizing, in the second decade of the 21st century, ...
jherr / Fiscal Times | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:06:11
Common Sense: After Finding a New London for the Financial World to Call Home
Our columnist handicaps the race for the biggest financial prize since London was thrust to the fore.
JAMES B. STEWART / NY Times | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:01:53
Independence and Insanity
So I wrote a long and winding version of my reflections on Brexit for Law and Liberty. It features both spunk and gratuitous nudity.It's only natural, especially this time of year, that many commentators have compared Brexit with the American Declaration of Independence, both the classic statement and the revolutionary ...
National Review | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:00:00
A Yield of Dreams in U.S. Corporate Bonds
With bond yields around the world falling further in the wake of Brexit, U.S. corporate bonds are the only game left in town.
WSJ | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:57:03
Brexit consequences: Modest recession in the UK - Wells Fargo
According to analysts from Wells Fargo, uncertainty related to the Brexit referendum is likely to lead to a modest recession in the UK. Regarding the...
Matías Salord / FX Street | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:55:17
Could Brexit Save The BBC News TV Channel?
Will he close his very successful 24-hour TV news channel, or not? BBC director-general Tony Hall's executive board has to make thedecision later this month (Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg) In the midst of financialand political meltdown here in the UK, Brexit might lead to at least one desirableresult - the rescue ...
Neil Midgley, Contributor / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:53:00
WSJ City's Brexit Briefing: Gove Slams City Pay, Truell Says Look East, LSE Prepares for Vote
Good afternoon from London. Here's essential reading for the City on today's Brexit developments MUST READS FROM WSJ CITY Michael Gove, who's set his sights on Tory leadership, slammed the City. In a speech Friday he hit out at high salaries and talent, claiming that too many in financial services ...
Phillipa Leighton-Jones / MoneyBeat | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:52:31
A week after Brexit, 5 things you need to know
Brexit shattered the post-war consensus in Europe. Markets were stunned. Calm has returned but for how much longer?
CNN | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:49:04
Kolanovic Sees Risk Ahead, Brexit Crash Similar To August 2015
JPMorgan's quant master Marco Kolanovic looks at the stock Brexit crash and rebound and sees similarities with the August 2015 version. In a June 30 report emailed to clients and reviewed by ValueWalk, he says the Brexit vote was "largely a [...] The post Kolanovic Sees Risk Ahead, Brexit Crash ...
Mark Melin / Value Walk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:47:58
Post Brexit, will a right wing goverment wash its hands of the NHS?
The vote for Brexit has not changed the challenges facing the NHS a bit - but it has probably made it much harder to meet them. The vote for Brexit - and the economic and political instability it has ushered in - is a recipe for huge risk and uncertainty ...
Kailash Chand / Open Democracy | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:43:58
Brexit and the Crisis of Capitalism
If you collapse these extractive, debt-dependent crony-capitalist cartels, you collapse the entire status quo. Thousands of commentaries have been issued about Brexit in the past week. I've written four myself. Most discuss Brexit as the result of immigration issues, class war, political theater, a reaction against the European Union's bureaucratic ...
Of Two Minds | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:40:00
How the Top US Money Center Banks Are Responding to the Brexit
Watching the massive fallout and then recovery within broad markets, we are beginning to realize that the Brexit provided a very attractive entry point into a fair number of industries. Granted, the... BAC C JPM WFC 247chrislange bank building
247chrislange / 24/7 Wall St. | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:39:09
Bond yields fall to record lows
UK 10-year gilt extends post-Brexit drop below 0.8 per cent from 1.35 per cent
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:39:06
4 Brexit Bargains With Big Dividends
Right now, the market only cares about one thing: Brexit. The market is volatile-which means now is a time to buy, buy and buy more as fears drive stocks too cheap. But the simple fact is no one knows exactly how Brexit will impact the world's various economies. For sure, ...
Brett Owens, Contributor / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:37:00
Businesses will have to live with Brexit uncertainty
Andrew Sentance / Telegraph | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:35:11
Italy Just Bailed Out Another Failed Bank, May Use Pension Funds For Future Bank Rescues
Despite - or perhaps due to - Italy's failed attempt to slide a state-funded €40 billion recapitalization attempt past Angela Merkel while blaming it on Brexit, and coupled with a bailout proposal to provide €150 billion in liquidity to insolvent banks, overnight we got yet another confirmation that the biggest ...
Zero Hedge | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:34:28
Holiday guide to Brexit: 5 things you need to know
Brexit shattered the post-war consensus in Europe. Markets were stunned. Calm has returned but for how much longer?
CNN | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:32:54
Fed's Stanley Fischer Says Brexit Implications Still Being Evaluated
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Friday the Fed will know more by its July meeting about the implications of the so-called Brexit vote for the U.S. economy, and said those effects will be weighed against positive incoming U.S. economic data.
WSJ | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:32:43
Britain's International Banks Have the Last Laugh After the Brexit Vote
HSBC and Standard Chartered share prices are higher than they were before the U.K's referendum on EU membership.
Mike Bird / MoneyBeat | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:26:06
Racist graffiti scrawled outside Spanish school in London
British police report sharp spike in such incidents after Brexit vote
Ana Carbajosa / EL PAÍS | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:24:10
Renzi on Brexit: Europe can go back to being itself
Telegraph Video / Telegraph | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:23:09
What happens now the UK has voted Brexit - and what is Article 50?
Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:21:17
Off The Cuff: The Prosperity Pie Is Shrinking
In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss: The Battle Behind Brexit An underlying story of the masses vs the elites The Prosperity Pie Is Shrinking The macro issue of our time Election Rigging A near-certainty at this point Gold & Silver Streak Finally! Some upward ...
Chris Martenson | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:16:11
Labour sets out 5 'red lines' on Brexit
Shadow chancellor says deal must protect City and keep EIB membership
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:14:17
Gold price jumps 26% in first half
Gold enjoyed another day of gains on Friday, capping off an excellent week for the precious metal following last week's Brexit decision. The metal - as expected - reacted positively to the uncertainty caused by the UK's decision to leave the European Union. In times of market volatility, gold is ...
Proactive Investors | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:06:00
This Week in Pictures: June 25-July 1
Deadly explosions struck Istanbul. New York City celebrated gay pride. And Brexit fallout continued to roil the UK.
Rachelle Klapheke / MSNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:05:30
[Ilya Somin] Does the Brexit vote prove we shouldn't use referenda to make important decisions?
Some critics of Britain's vote for Brexit argue that it proves that democracies should not use referenda to make important decisions. Elected officials may be better positioned to make such complex choices than generally ignorant voters. Examples of this sort of reaction to Brexit include recent articles by Jason Brennan ...
Ilya Somin / Volokh Conspiracy | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:05:20
Westminster must choose between leaving the EU and retaining the UK
History shows that attempts by Westminster to force Brexit on Scotland and Northern Ireland could spell the end of the Union. Scottish Parliament debating chamber Can Parliament lead Britain out of the Brexit mess? At the first Prime Minister's Questions after the referendum, PM David Cameron told parliament that 'keeping ...
Jo Murkens / Open Democracy | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:05:04
Brexit: Over 1 million extra young voters if we reform voting system
Daniel Dunford / Telegraph | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:04:55
Brexit poses risks to U.S. but Fed still on track -Mester
LONDON, July 1- Britain's vote last week to leave the European Union poses a risk to the U.S. economy but it is too early to know the extent of that effect and the Federal Reserve should not let a lack of clarity distract it from is plan to eventually raise ...
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:03:00
Fed's Mester sees danger in not hiking
The Cleveland Fed president believes the central bank was right to delay raising rates before the Brexit vote.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:00:00
EasyJet in talks with regulators to continue flying in EU
Budget carrier in talks to obtain air operator certificates, which will maintain access to EU aviation market EasyJet has applied to a number of European countries for authorisation to fly throughout Europe following the UK's vote for Brexit but the airline said it had no plans to move its headquarters ...
Sean Farrell / Guardian | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:57:51
UK chiefs snap up shares after Brexit vote
Company directors buy £14.3m of own stock following dive in equities
FT | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:56:11
The 4 Biggest Utilities Winning After Brexit
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247chrislange / 24/7 Wall St. | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:51:12
Steel, Aluminum Picks Post-Brexit
AK Steel, U.S. Steel, Steel Dynamics, Constellium and Alcoa offer upside and value.
Barrons | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:50:51
Post Brexit: Companies Ask "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
A post-Brexit survey by the Institute of Directors, the United Kingdom's longest running organization for business leaders, found 22% of the respondents are considering moving some of their operations outside of the UK. Of those considering an operations shift, most anticipate a move to another EU country. "Should I stay ...
Andrew Levine, Contributor / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:50:00
A Post-Brexit Opportunity With Small Cap ETFs
Small-cap stocks and the corresponding exchange traded funds are often viewed as volatile instruments, but some argue there could be opportunity with ETFs such as the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: IJR), which follows the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, as markets move past the initial Brexit shock. While investors ...
Tom Lydon / ETF Trends | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:46:07
Dow 18000, That Is All
11 more Dow points and Brexit is a thing of the past... And then there's this...
Zero Hedge | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:44:08
TREASURIES-U.S. bond prices jump after strong June
Last week's stunning referendum vote by Britain to leave the European Union, or "Brexit," sparked a safe-haven stampede into Treasuries, which posted a 2.325 percent total return in June, according to an index compiled by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "Brexit will have a significant impact on growth and rates ...
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:44:00
How businesses have reacted to Brexit... so far
Kate Palmer / Telegraph | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:43:36
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Grasping Reality | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:43:28
Fed's Fischer watching how quickly Brexit unfolds: CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will have a hard time assessing the impact of Britain's vote to leave the European Union because the exit negotiations could take a long time and other countries might also leave the EU, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said on Friday. "When it's something ...
Business Insider | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:42:55
Getting to grips with Brexit
Graham Vidler looks at what Brexit might mean for UK pension schemes.
Graham Vidler / Professional Pensions | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:42:41
Telegraph: Post-Brexit property planning: should you buy, sell or stick?
Short term = price falls the ''experts'' predict
tom101 / House Price Crash | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:40:08
As Bank of England Mulls Rate Cuts, More Pound Punishment Likely
The CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (NYSEArca: FXB) is perhaps the most obvious victim of last week's Brexit decision and that is reflected in the pound exchange traded fund's loss of nearly 5% over the past week. Many currency market observers are forecasting more pain for sterling in the weeks ...
Tom Lydon / ETF Trends | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:39:41
There's More To The Gold Price Rally Than Brexit
There's More To The Gold Price Rally Than Brexit Brexit has sparked a rush into safe haven assets, and one of the assets that hs benefited most is gold. The price of gold spiked at the end of last week [...] The post There's More To The Gold Price Rally ...
Rupert Hargreaves / Value Walk | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:35:33
How Will Brexit Affect The London Office Market?
The uncertainty caused by Brexit could cause a drop in office demand, which could worsen if financial services companies decide to relocate some of their operations to Continental Europe at a time which new office developments hit the London market
Carla Passino, Contributor / Forbes | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:34:00
With Brexit clouding outlook, U.S. payrolls to tilt focus back to Fed
By Hugh Lawson LONDON (Reuters) - Investors will start to peek beyond the Brexit-dominated headlines in the coming week to gauge the outlook for the global economy, and what impact an expected rebound in U.S. job creation will have on central banks eyeing looser policy. Britain's shock vote to leave ...
Business Insider | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:33:33
Brexit will increase U.K.'s huge debt
More taxes, less spending and no chance of a balanced budget: This is the Brexit Britain envisioned by U.K. Chancellor George Osborne.
CNN | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:31:16
The UK has one big open border with the EU
The United Kingdom may be an island nation, but it has one, huge open border with the European Union.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:28:00
GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-With Brexit clouding outlook, U.S. payrolls to tilt focus back to Fed
LONDON, July 1- Investors will start to peek beyond the Brexit-dominated headlines in the coming week to gauge the outlook for the global economy, and what impact an expected rebound in U.S. job creation will have on central banks eyeing looser policy. Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union ...
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:24:00
Santelli: Maybe the Fed is the problem
CNBC's Rick Santelli reacts to comments by Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer on Brexit and whether negative rates are right for the U.S.
CNBC | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:20:00
Economic View: How a Quest by Elites Is Driving and Trump
Unlike the public, economists seem more concerned about the size of the pie than whether everyone gets a slice.
NEIL IRWIN / NY Times | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:19:19
