Stewart Fleming

From security cooperation to trading in euro-denominated derivatives, Brexit Britain looks like being left in the cold.

Business Secretary has been sent out to the wicket with a bat which has “already been broken by the team captain”.

Pulling out of single market and customs union will mess up both the auto industry’s exports to the EU and its just-in-time manufacturing.

Brexiters promised prosperity and control. Our largest industry, financial services, will get less of both.

August’s 2.9% inflation rate, the highest in five years, follows signs of slowing growth, weak consumption and stalling investment.

Financial market speculators are keenly aware of a weak government stumbling towards a perfect currency storm.

The European Central Bank has trained a regulatory Exocet missile at the City’s euro-denominated trading

A weakened government, gripped by political and economic policy paralysis, suddenly faces a barrage of criticism from industry and finance.

Polls showing Macron will win French parliamentary elections to add to presidential victory could pave the way for EU reforms.

Major economies plan to activate huge international loans to stabilise global markets if EU-UK talks lead to a regulatory cliff edge.

Theresa May has squeezed in an election just before popularity is tested by rising inflation and sagging economic growth.

Investment bank is latest to say it may move chunks of business out of London. More ominous are EU’s emerging plans on euro clearing.