Japan, Britain sign free trade deal for post-Brexit era

TOKYO: Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal on Friday (Oct 23) in the first such major post-Brexit deal, reducing tariffs on Yorkshire lamb sold in Japan, as well as auto parts for Japan’s Nissan plant. “How fitting it … Read More

Coronavirus: UK ‘could lose £60m a day’ as tourism slumps

Cornwall is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations  – Getty Images The UK is set to lose up to £22bn in tourism revenues this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an industry body has predicted. Spending by visitors … Read More

More than 60 per cent of London firms plan to lay off staff, survey says

Many shops across London have permanently closed due to coronavirus (via Getty Images) More than 60 percent of London firms expect to lay off some of their furloughed employees, a survey has said, in a sign of the wave of … Read More

Liam Fox: Covid-19 to cause ‘nightmare’ economic crisis

Reuters Coronavirus will lead to a worldwide economic downturn somewhere between a “bad dream and worst nightmare”, former cabinet minister Liam Fox has warned. The Conservative MP said many leaders have failed to grasp the expected economic fallout from the … Read More

Tariff-free Brexit deal ‘essential’ to avoid price rises, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium has piled pressured on the UK government to agree a Brexit trade deal that does not lead to price increases in shops. In May, the government published the UK Global Tariff – the new tariff schedule that will apply … Read More

Boris Johnson vows ‘Rooseveltian approach’ to UK coronavirus recovery, warns austerity would be ‘mistake’

Johnson anticipated ‘bumpy times’ ahead as he rolled out a new plan to reinvigorate the UK’s economy. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday anticipated “bumpy times” ahead as he rolled out a new “big plan” to reinvigorate the United Kingdom’s economy coming out … Read More

Bank of England Prepares Its Next Act in Saving of U.K. Economy

The Bank of England (BOE) stands in the City of London, U.K., on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Bank of England policymakers will meet this week knowing that they’ll probably have to do more to combat the U.K.’s economic slump, if … Read More

Three years on: the UK is paying a high economic price for its decision to leave the EU

How has the Leave vote affected the UK economy, ask Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson (LSE) in this second of two blogs based on the CEP Election Analysis briefing on Brexit. It summarizes CEP research on how the referendum outcome has affected the UK economy … Read More

The UK, German and Italian economies are all tanking at the same time

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| Business Insider –Three of Europe’s largest economies are under threat of recession, which could spell a crisis across Europe. –Dozens of companies in Germany have turned to “short-time” work — cutting employee hours — a canary in the coal … Read More

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