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Donald Trump has warned British prime minister Theresa May that she may have killed off any chance of a United States trade deal, after accusing her of ignoring his advice […]

The campaign for a second Brexit referendum will start “in the next few days,” according to George Soros. Speaking at an event held by the European Council for Foreign Relations […]

Due to market views that monetary policy in the Eurozone and UK were on track to diverge over the next year, the Euro to Pound (EUR/GBP) exchange rate fell last […]

International students are worth about 10 times more to the UK economy than they cost the taxpayer, according to a new report that will add to pressure currently mounting on the country’s government for a shift in policy on the issue.

The analysis, which, unlike most similar studies in the past, looks at the cost of hosting overseas students as well as the benefits, calculates the bill at £2.3 billion, including use of the NHS and other public services.

Britain said on Monday it would create a new national economic crime center to crack down harder on money laundering by drug dealers and people traffickers who are expected to net 90 billion pounds ($120.3 billion) this year, home secretary Amber Rudd said. Rudd announced plans for a national economic crime centre that will sit within the National Crime Agency (NCA) and will be backed by greater intelligence and analytical capabilities.

The EU has declared there is still "no white smoke" over a Brexit deal and handed Theresa May a 72-hour deadline to make an acceptable offer. Michel Barnier has informed EU member states that Britain has just 48 hours to agree on a potential deal on the first phase of Brexit talks for talks to move onto trade and transition before 2018.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday issued a forecast for weak economic growth in the UK over the next two years that is worse than a much reduced estimate published last week by Britain’s fiscal watchdog.

The club of rich nations expects Britain’s economic growth to drop sharply from a rate of 1.5 per cent in 2017 – placing the UK at the bottom of the G7 group of countries – to 1.2 per cent in 2018 and 1.1 per cent in 2019.

“The growth slowdown is expected to continue through 2018, due to continuing uncertainty over the outcome of negotiations around the decision to leave the European Union and the impact of higher inflation on household purchasing power,” said the OECD, adding that there would be a “moderate” rise in the UK’s current 4.3 per cent unemployment rate.

Credit Suisse is considering spreading its trading, investment-banking and wealth management activities across several European locations after Brexit, «Bloomberg» reported, citing three sources on condition of anonymity.Switzerland’s second-largest bank is considering moving the activities affected by Brexit to a number of European cities, instead of replacing London with one large alternative location.