Matthew P., Author at Talk Finance

Johnson sworn in as prime minister: “No hassles, but Brexit to go on 31 October”

25th July 2019 Matthew P.

Boris Johnson is sworn in as London’s new prime minister in London. In his first speech, he said that the Brexit is a fact before October 31. “No…

In Foreign Affairs

We ask the Netherlands to participate in a mission in the Persian Gulf

23rd July 2019 Matthew P.

Great Britain is heading for a naval mission under European leadership in the Persian Gulf. It must guarantee the safety of shipping in the region, where Iran has…

In Domestic Affairs

Barnier: EU isn’t impressed by ‘no deal Brexit’ threat

18th July 2019 Matthew P.

Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator for the Brexit file, said on Thursday that the EU is not impressed by the threats posed by British Conservative politicians to…

In Domestic Affairs

Arcadis will help protect Britain from floods

17th July 2019 Matthew P.

Arcadis will assist the Environment Agency in the United Kingdom in preventing floods. The engineering and consultancy firm has therefore signed its fifth so-called framework agreement with the…

In Money Matters

Fed bonus is pushing Wall Street to new heights

13th July 2019 Matthew P.

The stock exchanges in New York closed with new records on Friday, after the leading Dow-Jones index broke the 27,000 point mark the day before. The sentiment on…

In Domestic Affairs

PCA investigates Heineken on violating rules of agreements with pubs

10th July 2019 Matthew P.

The British regulator PCA suspects Heineken of having violated rules for contracts with pubs. The brewer may have imposed on tenants of several pubs in his chain Star…

In Foreign Affairs

Steven Mnuchin, Robert Lighthizer, Liu He and Zhong Shan resumed talks

10th July 2019 Matthew P.

The United States and China resumed high-level trade negotiations between the two economic superpowers, following the “ceasefire” previously agreed. There were telephone conversations between US Finance Minister Steven…

In Foreign Affairs

Iran will enrich uranium and thereby ‘violate nuclear deal’

8th July 2019 Matthew P.

Tehran has announced that it will start enriching uranium. The country is thus violating the international nuclear deal from 2015. It is a reaction to the US, which…

In Domestic Affairs

British ambassador crossed the diplomatic line

7th July 2019 Matthew P.

It should have remained a secret, but now everyone knows what the British ambassador thinks about the White House: “divided”, “unpredictable” and “clumsy”. Ambassadors have no official opinion.…

In Money Matters

Who wants some ice-cold Belgian bonds?

4th July 2019 Matthew P.

The interest rate on Belgian long-term loans fell below zero for the first time in history. The demand for government paper, which is seen as a safe haven,…