The RSM Brexit Stress Index closed at 0.42 on Friday, moderating from 0.60 at the end of last week, as Prime Minister Theresa May officially exits her post at Tory leader. … READ MORE >
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RSM Brexit Stress Index rises amid political uncertainty
The RSM Brexit Stress Index moved higher again this week, closing at 0.60 from 0.53 last Friday, as the markets digest the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May, effective June 7. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index closes week up, as May resigns PM post
The RSM Brexit Stress Index moved higher again in the week, as Prime Minister Theresa May of the Conservative Party resigned her post following multiple failed attempts to solidify a plan for Britain’s departure from the European Union. … READ MORE >
The RSM Brexit Stress Index–a waiting game
The RSM Brexit Stress Index finished the week at 0.36, virtually unchanged from last week’s close. Although the index remains within a range of normality in terms of asset price movement and volatility, there were nevertheless signs of increased stress in the majority of markets. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index shows increase in financial market stress
The RSM Brexit Stress Index finished the week at 0.34, up from last week’s close at 0.02. Although remaining within a range of normality in terms of asset price movement and volatility, financial market stress is nevertheless inching higher again. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index finishes week slightly up, signals normality
The RSM Brexit Stress Index finished the week at 0.02, slightly higher than last week’s value of -0.01, signaling a period of normality in terms of asset price movement and volatility. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index shows slightly more pressure ahead of elections
The RSM Brexit Stress Index finished the week at -0.01 from -0.16 a week earlier, showing a slight increase in stress as the markets corrected after a holiday lull. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index eases ahead of holiday weekend
The RSM Brexit Stress Index finished lower for the week at -0.16 from -0.09 a week earlier, following a recent extension for Britain’s imminent departure from the European Union. … READ MORE >
RSM Brexit Stress Index: Decline implies conditions support improved UK economic growth
The RSM Brexit Stress Index declined to -0.08 from 0.41 the prior week due to the extension to Oct. 31 of the UK’s potential exit from the European Union. The index has made a two-standard-deviation move since early December, 2018; the trend implies broader financial conditions supportive of growth sorely needed in the UK economy, which has been stuck near a one-percent growth trend. … READ MORE >
Policy options to boost economy may be limited in a post-Brexit world (updated)
It remains to be seen whether Britain’s impending departure from the European Union will be “hard” or “soft.” Either way, it is time to start thinking about the post-Brexit economic environment. … READ MORE >