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Exploring EU-UK trade and investment four years after Brexit

11/13/2025 European Central Bank Central banks

This paper looks at how Brexit has affected trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) between the United Kingdom and the EU. In 2020 the United Kingdom and the EU signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) , establishing the post-Brexit relationship and, in particular, a tariff-free area for goods produced in either of the two economies. However, non-tariff barriers to the trading of goods and services have emerged. Moreover, the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU has affected its attractiveness as an investment target.

Minutes of the Market Participants Group meeting – 12 November 2025

11/13/2025 Bank of England Central banks

This was the first meeting of the Market Participants Group (MPG), a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.

The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet

11/12/2025 The Conversation USA

After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end late on Nov. 12, 2025, when Congress voted through a long-overdue funding bill, which President Donald Trump promptly signed.

But the prolonged gap in government-as-usual has come at a cost to the economy.

‘High-impact sabotage’: spy chief issues grave warning about espionage and sabotage threat

11/12/2025 The Conversation News & Comments

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has given a dramatic warning that sophisticated hackers backed by foreign governments are increasingly targeting Australian infrastructure such as telecommunications and airports.

ASIO chief Mike Burgess warned we are now at “the threshold for high-impact sabotage”.

Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of innovation – and UK tech could be collateral damage

11/12/2025 The Conversation UK

Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockUS president Donald Trump’s 15% baseline tariffs on EU imports may read like a throwback to old-school protectionism, designed to safeguard American jobs and manufacturing. But in today’s globalised and digitally driven economy, the risk isn’t just to steel or car factories, it’s to innovation itself.

Minutes of the CBDC Engagement Forum - February 2025

11/12/2025 Bank of England Central banks

Meeting of the CBDC Engagement Forum

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

11/12/2025 The Conversation USA

Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier.

New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype

11/12/2025 The Conversation USA

Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty ImagesTechnological innovations can seem relentless. In computing, some have proclaimed that “a year in machine learning is a century in any other field.” But how do you know whether those advancements are hype or reality?

Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’ during the holidays

11/12/2025 The Conversation USA

The most meaningful gifts reflect the recipient’s values and identity – and the giver’s, too. Halfpoint images/Moment via Getty ImagesEvery fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to familiar traditions with friends and family, eggnog in my coffee, and the sense that everyone is feeling a little lighter and more connected.

Exhausted employees don’t want it – so why has Greece introduced a 13-hour work day?

11/12/2025 The Conversation UK

Hospitality workers are likely to be hit hard by the law. Mulevich/ShutterstockThe Greek government has passed a law allowing private employers to extend shifts to 13 hours per day in their main job, framed in terms of “flexibility” and “growth”. It’s marketed as voluntary and fairly paid, but effectively it dismantles the standard eight-hour day, despite survey data showing workers overwhelmingly oppose it.

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