UK & Ireland


China Is Bluffing on U.S. Tariffs, and Trump Knows It

FMI’s commentary on Trump’s trade clash with China and feud with Amazon, plus a note on the implications of San Francisco Fed president John Williams’ move to the NY Fed.

Data Round Up: Non Manufacturing Remains Healthy; Brexit Still on Course

FMI’s analysis of this morning’s October Non-Manufacturing Index as well as notes on this morning’s September Manufacturers’ Shipments, Orders & Inventory (MSIO) report and an update on October Vehicle Sales.

Brexit Anxiety: Penny Foolish, Pound-Wise

FMI’s Commentary on the renewed, but still-completely-unfounded anxieties over the UK ‘Brexit’ from the European Union.

FMI Weekly Data Preview: July 11-15 2016

Teresa May has pledged to continue the "Brexit" process, though she has indicated that she may not initiate the formal process until next year. The bulk of the data action on this side of the pond occurs on Friday, when June Retail Sales, CPI and Industrial production reports, along with May Business Inventories data will be released.