Category Archives: Brexit

Brexit: Even More Noise in the Signal

Rumors of Brexit progress seem to be greatly exaggerated.

Brexit Stress Rises: Pound Weakens on S&P Crashout Warning, Norway Nixes “Norway,” Migrant Status at Risk

Brexit news still looks decidedly uncheery.

Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit

Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.

Our New York Magazine Article is Up! “We’re Headed for a Brexit Crashout”

Our inaugural piece at New York Magazine is on….drumrolll….Brexit! Enjoy!

Brexit: The Forward March of Remain? It Still Hasn’t Got Out of the Starting Blocks

Remain boosters need to focus efforts on Tory and Labour MPs with marginal seats, but they’re too distracted by painting apocalyptic pictures.

Markets Edgy Over China, Italy Budget Staredown, Saudis, Brexit, Too Much Private Debt, Strained Valuations….

Markets have more reason than usual to be jumpy.

Brexit: Knives Out for Theresa May (Again) Over Extending Transition Period

The lay of the Brexit land is becoming clearer after the inconclusive October European Council summit.

Brexit: Fatal Complacency?

EU leaders have apparently decided that dealing with Brexit isn’t a pressing matter. That’s not a good move.

Brexit: Things Are Always Darkest Before They Go Completely Black

Don’t kid yourself that the current relative calm on the Brexit front is a good thing.

Brexit: EU-UK Talks Collapse, Disorderly Exit Virtually Certain

Bad Brexit news just got worse.

Brexit and the Age of Incoherence

How Brexit is triggering a major political crisis in the UK.

Mr. Market’s Hissy Fit May Be Over….For Now

Puzzling out the markets have changed, and not changed, since the crisis.

Brexit Chaos

It’s getting harder to figure out what exactly is happening on the Brexit front, but even through the fog of negotiations, things don’t seem to be getting any better.

Brexit Derivatives Risk: Did the City Overplay Its £38 Trillion Hand?

Novating UK derivatives contracts entered into by EU clearinghouse members is a ginormous mess, particularly in a Brexit crashout. But how serious a mess?

Brexit Crunch: Is the EU Trying to Save the UK from Itself? Is That Even Possible?

Brexit reaches the”overly dynamic” phase.