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It's a good day for businesses but I don't think a good day for ordinary folk. Businesses can look forward to a bit of stability and tax cuts because our post brexit economy will need more stimulation outside the single market. Ordinary people will have to expect continued high inflation, work...

Very funny, OG. From WEF17, China intend to take over role of USA. Here is a quote fro Xi, in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/17/china-xi-jinping-china-free-trade-trump-globalisation-wef-davos Xi wants the Paris climate change accords, renewable energy and free...

@ Zlatan, Pound goes up, footsie goes down. Simple principle of communicating vessels. Is Mr H of H&L wrong this time? @ Kudosdave, I did not get the impression of her having cake and eat it. She confirms what we knew from Donald Tusk, hard brexit or no brexit. It's about time she gives us some...

Russian tweet bots? Should Mr Trump be taken still seriously because clearly you can't take him literally?

I agree. Another Redbridge event this summer would certainly be welcome.

for starters, complexity is not really a problem for UK administrations, no need to exaggerate. After all, UK have more business consultants and lawyers than most. Once you remove the complexity from various issues, the core reasoning becomes clear enough. I will write a reply later, may be...

billionaires like Mr Trump should post online their tax returns for their compatriots to see how much they actually contribute to their country.

I read the synopsis. Ian Dunt exaggerated a fair bit.

Yes, it will need Argentina to agree to our membership but stranger things have happened before when it comes to trade. the current trading terms, including quotas, are part of the WTO schedules. The point I made about 20%-25% of our trade is shuffling freight through EU ports won't cause delay...

there is nothing in Mrs May's speech for the JAMs. If anything, opening up UK for more trade outside the EU will reduce the number of well paid factory jobs and the city boys will be busier making money than ever before.

I have been listening to Mrs May's speech. UK is looking for transitional arrangement. Pound has recovered a bit, $1.23.

Trade does not stop because of brexit if our WTO membership is restored - hopefully in time for brexit, We should then be able to continue trading on existing terms before the new deal takes effect.

That's propaganda. Trade takes a long time to build up. Equally a long time to lose. Our future 'no deal' situation outside the EU is not that much different compared to South Korea or Taiwan. An awful lot of products have zero duty, including bikes. The average duty on industrial products...

the point is the lower Pound increases your liquid asset valuation. Let's say you pay $100k for your container last month, at $1.25 for a Pound, that is £80,000 disbursement. The container has just landed, your import is now valued at $1.20 for a Pound. Your container is now worth £83,333. You...

Baby steps.. a long way to catch up with Amps but thank you very much, David.

EU integrated manufacturing accounts for a fair amount of trade with the EU. We export to Rotterdam then Rotterdam re-exports to other destinations. I don't have the numbers but as a guess, some 20%-25% of our EU trade is just shuffling freight, the core trade is obviously lower after brexit...

Re footsie 250. A year ago, it was roughly 16,000 and currently at 18.250. About 14% up. That is roughly in line with asset re-evaluation based on the Euro 13% dearer and the Dollar 20% dearer. Not much pre-brexit jitters either way. Woosh for example, have to give a stock valuation at the end...

Deals are deals. I am sure we'll do deals with the EU after brexit. They need us just as much as we need them. There is no need for the kind of language of the Express.

Getting back to the main topic, this is a picture of a tall guy on a Woosh Crusa. He is 6ft2. The bike is the new Woosh Crusa, our latest new bike. We love it so much that we want as many early adopters as possible. The Crusa is on introductory offer at £749 with 13AH battery...

Wow. I wish he'd be gone by the time we sign a new deal with the USA. Would you want to deal with someone who is so inconsistent and goes easily back on his promises like Mr Trump? If you ever upset him, he may instantly slap a 45% border tax on your products by tweets. Think about that.