Brexit

Brexit is reopening euro zone sovereign wounds

14 Jun 2016

France’s bond yields are rising while Germany’s are falling. It’s a warning markets may doubt the integrity of the euro zone if a UK exit triggers copycat referendums. The ECB has neither the power nor the mandate to fight the kind of extreme outcomes that could ensue.

Dixon: Fiscal union has no place in EU Brexit plan

7 Jun 2016

European politicians’ knee-jerk reaction if Britain votes to quit the European Union will be to integrate further. This would be foolish, provoking a populist backlash. A better response would be to loosen fiscal policy while embarking on bolder economic and market reforms.

OPEC has an oily blind spot over Brexit

2 Jun 2016

Britain leaving the EU would present the cartel with a tricky demand problem. Brexit could slow economic growth in Europe and reduce consumption of crude in the world’s third-largest market for fuel. If that happens OPEC may have to cut output, or risk prices falling again.