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CBI chief: 'Every day without a Brexit deal is corrosive for UK business'
Carolyn Fairbairn, the chair of the country's largest business lobby, urged MPs to do whatever it takes to resolve the Brexit “gridlock”.
'People are starting to worry' about Labour government, RBS chair says
RBS chair Howard Davies told Bloomberg TV on Friday that “people are starting to worry” about the policies that a potential government led by Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn might pursue.
White House postpones decision on auto and parts tariffs for 180 days
President Donald Trump has postponed its decision on whether to impose tariffs on imports of automobiles and parts by six months to allow time for negotiations to continue with the country's main trading partners.
US consumer sentiment hits 15-year high in May, UofM says
Americans were in much more buoyant spirits than believed in early May, although the potential impact on sentiment from the breakdown in trade talks between the US and China had yet to be seen, according to the results of a closely-followed survey.
BofA cuts 2020 UK GDP forecast on prolonged Brexit uncertainty, US-China trade war
Economists at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch cut their forecasts for the rate of growth in Britain's economy for this year and next, predicting that the uncertainty around Brexit will last for longer and that the US-China trade war will escalate.
Sterling under pressure as cross-party talks collapse
Sterling was under pressure on Friday, dropping below $1. 28 for the first time since February as it emerged that Brexit talks between the government and the Labour party have collapsed, increasing the risk of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Landing cards to be scrapped at UK border as soon as Monday
Non-EU arrivals to the United Kingdom won’t have to remember their pen from next week, with landing cards set to be scrapped.