Dutch PM Rutte: UK movement necessary for a Brexit breakthrough 0 (0)

Comments by Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte
European leaders are now starting to arrive for the summit later today, so expect to hear more posturing and remarks such as this in the coming few hours. The roundtable discussion is only expected to take place later at around 1300 GMT today.

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UK PM Johnson: Advice I have to day is that regional lockdowns can bring down virus spread 0 (0)

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, remarks in PMQs
He is trying to brush aside the pressure and calls for a ‚circuit breaker‘ lockdown in the UK but if his current approach doesn’t bear fruit soon enough, expect the naysayers to hang the virus situation over his head in the coming weeks/months.

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US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 9 October -0.7% vs +4.6% prior 0 (0)

Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 9 October 2020
–  +4.6%
– Market index 798.9 vs 804.7 prior
– Purchase index 311.1 vs 316.0 prior
The long-term mortgage rate falls to a new record low on the survey as the drop in mortgage applications largely stems from a slight moderation in purchase activity. That

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EU must increase pace and creativity to get Brexit deal – UK official 0 (0)

Bloomberg reports, citing a UK official on the matter
– EU trying to run down the clock as a tactic
– Time is extraordinarily short to get a Brexit deal
The Brexit mill is in full spin now with the Daily Express‘ Brussels correspondent, Joe Barnes, also saying that the UK sees the EU thinking it could use

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