Ward covers currency and rates markets for Bloomberg News in London.
August 16, 2018
Further evidence that Brexit is deterring European Union workers emerged in figures published Tuesday [Aug. 14]. The number of EU nationals working in the U.K. in the three months through June plunged by 86,000 from a year earlier to 2.28 …
September 25, 2017
The Bank of England said an agreement is needed as part of the Brexit process to protect the “long-term validity” of 20 trillion pounds ($27.1 trillion) of existing derivative contracts. The BOE’s Financial Policy Committee said on Monday that after …
July 5, 2016
Mark Carney pledged to shore up financial stability as he warned that the risks from Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union have started to crystallize. “There is the prospect of a material slowing of the economy,” the Bank …
February 22, 2016
British corporate leaders will likely vote for the U.K. to remain a part of the European Union, according to lobby groups for business, manufacturing and financial services. The Institute of Directors said the deal reached by Prime Minister David Cameron …
January 7, 2016
Confidence among U.K. services firms slid to a three-year low last month as the risk of Britain exiting the European Union weighed on executives’ minds. The drop in sentiment was reported by Markit Economics in its monthly sector survey. The …
January 6, 2016
Tighter construction restrictions and incentives to build outside flood-prone areas would minimize damage to the U.K. economy from heavy rain and rising water levels, according to the Centre for Economic Performance. Thousands of families across northern England and Scotland have …