Europe
Oil Hits 2019 High as OPEC+ Re-Commits to Cuts in the Near Term
Crude Oil closed at its highest yet this year as OPEC and its partners committed to continuing production cuts until at least June, when they will meet to discuss an extension.
Third Brexit Vote Must Be Different – Parliament Speaker
Speaker John Bercow has thrown the UK’s Brexit plans into further confusion by ruling out another vote on the PM’s deal unless MPs are given a new motion.
‘No-deal’ Would Prevail if UK’s Brexit plan Unclear by Next Week: France
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Britain would only be granted an extension to the Article 50 Brexit negotiation period if its parliament passed the deal on the table or if a clear alternative plan emerged by next week’s EU summit, a French official said on Friday.
U.K. Parliament Votes to Reject No-Deal Brexit – GSR
UK Lawmakers Accept ‘Spelman Brexit Amendment A’ In 312-308 Vote • Amendment Calls For Govt To Rule Out ‘No-Deal Brexit’
EU’s Barnier: Vote Prolongs And Deepens Greater Uncertainty
EU’s Barnier: Orderly Brexit Remains Goal Of EU27
Brexit Deal – With Five Hours to go, things are not looking Great
Who’d be the Prime Minister right now? Less that 24 hours after boldly claiming she had secured legally-binding reassurances on the Brexit deal she’d struck with the EU, Theresa May’s own Attorney General told lawmakers the changes were less law law, more jaw jaw, to paraphrase another British PM beyond recognition.
Happening Now: Prime Minister Theresa May Addresses Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May is now addressing lawmakers in the House of Commons — with what sounds like a particularly hoarse voice — ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal.
May Strikes New Brexit Deal With the EU, Asks Parliament to Back It
Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support.