Brexit
FX round-up: Sterling battles to a higher Friday close, but its outlook remains bearish
Sterling battled its way to a higher close on most major crosses in a Friday session rich with UK, US and European economic data, but the outlook for the British currency is bearish.
Sturgeon says 'no rational reason' for UK to block second referendum
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there was "no rational reason" for the UK government to block a second Scottish independence referendum.
London close: FTSE ends Friday with a whimper, but rises overall in Q1
Shares in London ended Friday with a whimper, although both the FTSE 100 and 250 closed out the first quarter of 2017 higher than end the year that was 2016.
UK union body warns Brexit repeal hands workers' rights to judges
The UK government's plans to transfer EU law into British statute after Brexit would hand power to change workers' rights to judges rather than parliament, the Trades Union Congress warned.
EU leans towards Spain with Gibraltar future unclear
Gibraltar’s future is up in the air after the European Union backed Spain’s right to exclude the overseas territory from any single market access when Britain leaves the bloc.
London midday: Stocks slightly lower as EU sets out negotiating position
London stocks were moderately lower by midday on Friday as traders scrutinised the guidelines for Brexit negotiations just released by the European Union, even as a final barrage of economic data in the US beckoned at the end of the first quarter.
EU rejects parallel talks on Brexit, trade deal with UK
Parallel talks on Britain's exit from the European Union and creating a new trade deal "will not happen", EU President Donald Tusk said on Friday in a firm rejection of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's demands.
EU 27 Brexit negotiating strategy - full text
European Council chairman Donald Tusk, representing the European Union's remaining 27 member states, on Friday published the draft plan for negotiating Brexit.
FX round-up: Sterling rises as May's Great Repeal Bill unveiled
Sterling put in a positive showing on Thursday as it rose against most major currencies, barring the rand as that unit rose alongside reports South African President Jacob Zuma was considering standing down early.
European Court case law rulings will still apply post-Brexit, says Davis
European Court of Justice case law would still apply in the UK in disputes over EU law, Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Thursday.
UK ministers under fire over 'threat' to EU on security
UK ministers were forced on the defensive over claims that Prime Minister Theresa May had "threatened" to withdraw security co-operation from the EU if no Brexit deal was agreed by 2019.
London close: FTSE's progress dampened by ex-dividends, sterling's rise and Brexit worries
Stocks in London passed through a relatively quiet Thursday, with numerous ex-dividend equities, a stronger sterling and Brexit worries combining to dampen progress heading into the end of the first quarter.
UK's Brexit bill could be EUR25bn - or even less
Britain’s Brexit bill for separating from the European Union could be as low as €25bn, according to a respected European think tank, which puts the figure at around half of the bloc's €60bn initial claim.
JPMorgan mulling Dublin move for 1000 employees
US investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is said to be in talks to negotiate the purchase of a prime office property in Dublin to house 1,000 new employees.
Lloyd's of London to move jobs to new Brussels office by 2019
Insurance market firm Lloyd's of London will relocate some 100 staff to Brussels in an attempt to maintain its presence in the European Union post-Brexit.
UK to outline details of Brexit repeal bill
The UK government will on Thursday outline plans to remove European Union legislation from the statute book when it publishes a white paper on its Great Repeal Bill.
FX round-up: Sterling's overall reaction to 'Brexit Wednesday' tame, euro down
Sterling saw a rather "tame" reaction to Brexit negotiations being activated by Prime Minister Theresa May, rising from a midday funk to recoup most of its earlier softness against the US dollar.
London close: FTSE fends of Brexit nerves to end Wednesday higher
Equities in London fended off Brexit jitters to close higher, having overcome some softness seen around the time Prime Minister Theresa May fired the starting gun on UK divorce talks with the EU.
Brexit roundup: UK fires starting gun as May outlines aims for talks
Britain formally fired the starting gun on Brexit as European Council President Donald Tusk confirmed he had received formal notice of the UK's intention to leave the European Union.
Full text of Theresa May's Article 50 letter to Donald Tusk
On Wednesday 29 March, 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May sent European Council President Donald Tusk a letter that represented the formal triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, starting the clock on the two year negotiating process to exit from the European Union.