MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2nd 2018
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC
Brussels and London play down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks
Brussels and Downing Street have played down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks. Reports that a Brexit deal could safeguard the City’s access to European Union markets led to an increase in the value of sterling.
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:13 UTC
Bank of England leaves rates unchanged but warns on a no-deal Brexit scenario
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned interest rates could rise in the event of a no-deal Brexit if a cliff-edge withdrawal sends the pound into free fall. Mr. Carney said there are scenarios where policy “might need to be tightened in the event of a no deal, no transition Brexit”, should a plunge in the value of the pound cause inflation to surge and impact UK production.
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 07:47 UTC
Two ex Goldman Sachs bankers charged in connection to fraudulent Malaysian fund
Two former Goldman Sachs investment bankers were charged on Thursday with helping to raise money for a Malaysian investment fund that has lost US$ 4 billion, according to United States federal prosecutors. Tim Leissner, 48, and Roger Ng, 51, were charged in a three-count criminal indictment in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday.
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 07:37 UTC
US/China trade talks “moving along nicely”; Trump and Xi plan to meet at G20 in Argentina
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both expressed optimism on Thursday about resolving their bitter trade disputes ahead of a high-stakes meeting planned for the two leaders at the end of November in Argentina.
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 07:11 UTC
Controversy in Brazil as anti graft Judge Moro accepts post as Justice minister
Brazilian far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has convinced crusading anti-graft Judge Sergio Moro to become his justice minister, the two said on Thursday, delighting supporters and enraging critics “by hiring the jurist who jailed Bolsonaro's chief political rival”.
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Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 06:52 UTC
Falklands' right to self determination: US Congressional staffers message to their offices in Washington
Like much of the world’s population, the three US congressional staffers visiting the Falkland Islands this week admit that their preconceptions of the Falklands had been largely shaped by the conflict. Nevertheless they have a strong message to take back to their respective offices at the US Congress, the clear right to self determination of the Falklands.
