Brexit News Archive: 23 Jun 2020

UK's post-Brexit financial rules add pressure on EU over market access

Brussels must decide whether Britain's financial services sector can be granted 'equivalence'
FT   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:02:18

Japan seeks closure in post-Brexit U.K. trade talks by end of July

Japan is aiming to conclude its current trade negotiations with the U.K. by the end of next month, according to a Japanese government official familiar ...
Japan Times   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:53:36

An Alberta Exit from CPP Could Provide Fuel for a Wexit

Brexit has sparked an imitator in the British commonwealth of Canada. Though considered independent, The Great White North still accepts Queen Elizabeth II as sovereign and she still wields some power over the former colony. But Alberta no longer wishes to join in. It might not even accept the formidable ...
Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:16:44

The UK Steers Toward a No-Deal Brexit in the Middle of the Pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seems to be planning to take his country out of the European Union at the end of the year, even without a deal. The Continent is trying to limit the damage, but it would spell disaster for the British.
Spiegel   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:45:07

Four years on since Brexit, the media still doesn't get the public mood

One of the biggest lessons of the referendum was that newspapers and other outlets had failed to spot widespread sentiment.
Charlotte Gill / Conservative Home   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:00:46

More job losses on the way in automotive, manufacturing and services sectors

Last month it was airlines, this month concerns about employment have flared up in the UK automotive, manufacturing and services sectors, with pubs and retailers also under pressure. One in six UK car workers' jobs is at risk of being lost to the coronavirus crisis and Brexit, according to a ...
Proactive Investors   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:28:00

Boris Johnson news - live: PM announces cinemas and museums to reopen, as Japan gives UK six weeks to strike post-Brexit trade deal

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Adam Forrest, Jon Sharman / The Independent   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:00:00

Investors Bet Against Pound as Focus Returns to Brexit

Traders' sentiment toward the British pound has reached its lowest since the run-up to last year's election, as attention shifts from the coronavirus pandemic to stalled Brexit negotiations.
WSJ   |   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:58:00