It's all about legitimacy in the end. 'You can fool some of the people some of the time, and you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can never fool all of the people all of the time.

MPs drawing up plans to request an 11th-hour Brexit extension from the EU -Times article

We're at a point where 'Brexit' is oversold. Bottom fishers will be looking for opportunities to buy low. Johnson has already suggested the exiting process will span about 2 years. So we'll see.

British PM Johnson to meet Ireland's Varadkar over Brexit: report

As with many things there are opportunities and pitfalls. Remembering when Lloyds Bank was considering buying Deutche Bank. How would that have turned out now?! There’s now more a disincentive to seek a deal as the cheaper pound means that that 39 ...

Boris Johnson To Hold General Elections In ‘Days After’ Brexit – FT

Stand corrected - should have scrutinised the header! Mea culpa.

Boris Johnson To Hold General Elections In ‘Days After’ Brexit – FT

We do eat a lot Danish bacon.😁

Boris Johnson To Hold General Elections In ‘Days After’ Brexit – FT

On cue.

One would think I would be thrilled with our very strong dollar. I am not!

Lol who's got caught on the wrong side?

Germany says there's no decision to give up balanced budget

Seems a relatively small sum compared to other budgetary calls.

Bond Yields, Stocks Spike On German Cash-For-Climate Debt Plan

Brexit despite what is being pushed by the incumbent government is looking flimsier by the day. Like in a poker game, the wise will fold on an evidently weak hand - before they go bankrupt - to play again another day. The understanding is that there ...

Boris Johnson To Hold General Elections In ‘Days After’ Brexit – FT

Big moves in a shallow market tend to fizzle out. Words may trigger a move, but actions provide follow through with momentum.

Germany mulls u-turn in fiscal policy

Scalpers heaven opportunist moves inside higher timeframe consolidation. Looking at nice pin bar/'shooting star' forming on the EURGBP. Fake-out breakout? Time will tell. ;-)

Germany mulls u-turn in fiscal policy

Currency manipulation if ever there was.

Boris Johnson To Hold General Elections In ‘Days After’ Brexit – FT

About as genuine as Bojo's photo - about 10 years old.

UK PM Johnson, Japan PM Abe pursuing ambitious trade deal

Summer months (NH) = silly season. Systemic collapse is usually Autumn work. Nothing like trying to add a bit of volatility into a mature market - when its looking a bit flat at this time of year.

Nomura: A second market sell-off could be 'Lehman-like'

Seems bereft of the capacity to calm the situation down - even when she has the power to do so.

Hong Kong’s leader says the city is verging on ‘a very dangerous situation’

When mind games turn into body blows - the innate resilience of the Chinese to endure hardship versus US special interests caving as the bottom line goes red, and profits are cratered.

China fires biggest warning shot yet in trade war and now it's up to Trump to decide how far...

Lol. We all know this was on the cards - its been the most 'announced' 'correction' in a while. When the spiders hit 3K that was the melt-up before the log flume.

Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator

So one way to mitigate the tariff overhead.

Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator

The trouble with Trump's 'tariff war' is that in the short term its doing damage to US chip manufacturers. For example there are still a high amount of silicon components bought from the US and incorporated into Chinese electronic products. All this ...

Trade Wars Escalate

When politics gets in the way of market forces - there's really no competition.

Not so sterling: a history of UK currency crises