May Day for UK hits Sterling a week out from Brexit

Published: March 21, 2019, 7:08 p.m.

Friday 22nd March 2019 EU leaders met to discuss the possibility of an extension to the UK’s article 50. It’s conditional on Westminster accepting the Withdrawal Agreement that has twice been voted down. As Phil Dobbie discusses with NAB’s Gavin Friend her address to the nation on Wednesday night might have lessened the hope of a success third time round. So what now? Plus, the marked reaction to yesterday’s Fed forecasts, looking beyond the headlines at yesterday’s Australian Labour Force data, and flash PMIs for the Eurozone.