European Commission on Brexit talks: We have not yet found a solution on fisheries 0 (0)

The European Commission updates on Brexit talks
– Still a lot to do in negotiations with the UK
– Barnier is to brief member states some time this week
– Still working towards agreement with the UK
As you would expect, both sides are still posturing for the most part despite all the political theater over the past few

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Is Pennsylvania the likely tipping-point state for the election this year? 0 (0)

Biden’s chances of winning the White House may rest on the Pennsylvania result, according to FiveThirtyEight
FiveThirtyEight makes mention that losing Pennsylvania wouldn’t necessarily doom Biden’s odds of winning but in the event of a more tightly contested outcome later in the night, it could serve as the likely tipping-point state of the election – one

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Italy to introduce three-tier system to try and curb the spread of the virus 0 (0)

As confirmed by Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte
– This will divide the country into three areas based on degree of risk
– There is a high possibility that 15 of 20 regions will exceed critical level of intensive care within a month, so we must intervene
Italy steps up measures to deal with the second wave, with

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What is the key risk for the market ahead of the US election tomorrow? 0 (0)

What are the odds of the election result getting delayed?
In my view, the key risk for the market is that we see a tightly contested election where there is no clear winner just yet. That could see neither side submit defeat and there might be a bit of a limbo that could take days –

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Goldman Sachs cuts European growth forecasts amid virus resurgence, lockdown measures 0 (0)

No surprises here
I always make mention that when it comes to forecasts, especially during this time, take them with a pinch of salt. They mean little considering that there is no certainty on how the virus situation is going to progress and how governments will respond.

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