Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
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Sunday, June 15, 2025
Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit
Topics: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:30 am | 24 Comments »
Down to the Wire, Last Chance for 2018 Fundraiser!
Last call for our 2018 fundraiser. Help make it the best one evah!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:30 pm | 15 Comments »
Closing Hours of Fundraiser, About to Hit Our New Donor Target!
Final hours for our 2018 fundraiser! Please help us be bigger and baaader than ever!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:00 pm | 3 Comments »
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!
Topics: Brexit, New York Magazine articles
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:01 pm | 45 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tulsi Gabbard, blue waves and green waves, ratings changes for House races, CA-49, ME-02, PA-11, Jon Tester, the caravan, durable goods, wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, the Carnian Pluvial Episode, your ceiling fan
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 127 Comments »
Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (If There Is a Blue Wave, What Next for Democrats?)
The 2016 primary winners, the horserace for the general, and the strength of the left
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Lambert Strether at 7:30 am | 43 Comments »
Link 10/25/18
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 226 Comments »
Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our Fundraiser!
Help make our 2018 fundraiser the most successful ever!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:16 am | 11 Comments »
Panicked Market Close Wednesday, Rout Continues Overseas, With Some Stabilization in Europe; What Will Thursday Bring? Updated: Investors Want Their Fed Put
Mr. Market was very edgy yesterday. Will he recover his chipper mood today or fall into a deeper funk?
Topics: Federal Reserve, Investment management, Investment outlook
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:53 am | 18 Comments »
The Crumbling Architecture of Nuclear Arms Control
A useful backgrounder on nuclear arms control and why the system is coming unglued.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Links, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:29 am | 15 Comments »
Oil Under Threat As Global Economy Struggles
Bullish expectation for oil prices wane as the outlook for the world economy darkens.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:14 am | 2 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: WTO, postal rates, pipe bombs, political polarization, military candidates, Colorado fracking, Abrams v. Kemp, ME-02, architectural billings, purchasing managers index, Cass Freight index, the Volcker Rule, NAFTA and military enlistment, lavender, kind communication
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 113 Comments »
Links 10/24/18
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 203 Comments »
The Best Part of This Week
What you’ve told us this week about why this site and the community you’ve created matter to you.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:24 am | 5 Comments »