In case you missed it: A sense of urgency, perhaps

An impasse in Brexit talks and growing tension over Italy's budget deficit have forced the European Union to focus on containing existing problems rather than shaping the future of the bloc. Bold reforms will have to wait. But for how long and at what cost? Plus, why November is a key month to watch for the dollar and is it time to ditch the 9 to 5?

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European reform: ‘no sense of urgency… but it’s urgent’

Eurozone reform is once again overshadowed by Brexit and Thursday's Euro Summit was no exception. In the last two years, new reforms have been…

and

ECB preview: Ending QE is not the biggest threat

The Federal Reserve may be President Trump’s “biggest threat” but in the eurozone, tighter ECB policy is way down the list of things to…

United Kingdom

Brexit blog: What the latest impasse means for the UK economy

As Brexit negotiations stall, the ever-increasing uncertainty surrounding 'no deal' could see businesses take more concrete action and consumers…

The dollar year-end buying effect comes earlier than you might expect

There’s evidence of much more collective dollar buying in FX markets in November rather than December so don't be caught out by the…

China

Trade

Opportunities and threats for EU firms in the US-China trade war

The hot topic at Thursday’s Asia Europe (ASEM) meeting will no doubt be the China-America trade conflict. There are opportunities here for European…

Indonesia

Philippines

Indonesian and Philippines central banks can afford to hit the pause button

Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can keep the powder dry as pressure on emerging markets eases in October

Russia

Russia: Weaker consumer activity - a challenge to budget conservatism?

Retail trade growth decelerated to 2.2% year-on-year in September, below expectations, despite unemployment dropping to a new low of 4.5% and real…

eZonomics

Time to ditch the 9 to 5 and embrace the 4-day week?

Smart management of flexible working may ensure productivity and performance aren’t reduced if we want to cut the working week