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Marc Chandler has been covering the global capital markets in one fashion or another for 40 years, working at economic consulting firms and global investment banks. A prolific writer and speaker he appears regularly on CNBC and has spoken for the Foreign Policy Association. In addition to being quoted in the financial press daily, Chandler has been published in the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and the Washington Post. In 2009 Chandler was named a Business Visionary by Forbes. Marc’s commentary can be found at his blog (www.marctomarket.com) and twitter www.twitter.com/marcmakingsense Source link
Donald Trump has said the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands is “one of many” under review, as he pressed the UK to increase military spending.The US president said the UK has “got some problems, but they’ll get solved” when asked about defence funding as a follow-up question to his response on the Falklands.It comes after The Daily Telegraph reported, external US defence officials were drawing up proposals to incentivise Nato allies to meet their spending pledges, with a threat to oppose UK sovereignty over the Falklands among the possible options.The UK government responded by saying Falkland islanders “are…
Ukraine has agreed to speed up Polish requests to exhume the remains of Poles killed during the second world war, a breakthrough that could ease one of the most sensitive disputes between the two allies.Paweł Kowal, the Polish prime minister’s top adviser on Ukraine, told the FT that Kyiv and Warsaw had struck a deal in August to approve exhumation requests more quickly. Officials in Kyiv confirmed a readiness to accelerate procedures, though they stopped short of saying all permits would be automatic.Kowal described the agreement as “a big change” after years of reluctance by Ukraine to allow the work.The…
Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a by-election in the London seat.In a statement to the Camden New Journal newspaper, he said it had been a “huge honour and privilege” to represent the constituency for 11 years but he would now turn his focus to “international affairs”.Sir Keir stood down as prime minister earlier in the summer, with Andy Burnham replacing him.It follows weeks of speculation about whether Sir Keir would remain as MP following his resignation. In a BBC interview shortly after stepping…
Andy Burnham is meeting his cabinet in Downing Street, ahead of his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister. Source link
Two boys sit on the banks of the River Jhelum in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 7, 2026. The Jhelum River flows through India and Pakistan under the framework of the Indus Water Treaty, with recent tensions and border conflicts bringing renewed attention to its water-sharing provisions.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Indian government has categorically rejected an arbitration ruling which said the country must uphold a decades-old water-sharing treaty with Pakistan and limit construction on a hydroelectric project in the disputed Kashmir region. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague on Monday ruled in Pakistan’s…
Government bond yields jumped across major markets Tuesday, with borrowing costs in Japan and the U.K. touching multi-decade highs, and U.S. Treasury yields surging, as renewed Middle East hostilities reignite inflation concerns.The key U.S. 10-year Treasury note yield moved to a 20-month high, rising 3 basis points to trade at 4.7880%.Japan’s benchmark 10-year note yield jumped more than 6 basis points, moving to 3% for the first time since 1996. Japan’s short-term 2-year government bond yield also touched a 31-year high of 1.81%.Elsewhere, yields on U.K. 10-year government bonds, known as Gilts, rose more than 9 basis points to 5.2341%,…
The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales says victims are desperate for more detail on how the early release scheme will affect them. Source link
The justice secretary says the early release of prisoners is part of a bigger plan to reform the prison service. Source link
The Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, was a political deal designed to bring an end to 30 years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles.It was signed on 10 April 1998 and approved by public votes in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.It set up a new government for Northern Ireland, representing both nationalists and unionists.The agreement says that Northern Ireland is part of the UK and this can change only through a referendum.The secretary of state must hold a border poll if it appears likely that a majority of people in…