LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union’s markets watchdog said it has approved an agreement on supervisory cooperation with Britain after Brexit to avoid disruption to cross-border financial services like asset management. “The board agreed in substance the Memorandum of Understanding and will provide more detail shortly,” a spokesman for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on Thursday. The MoU was negotiated with Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure that regulators in the bloc and London agree to exchange...

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Brussels, 30 January 2019 Speech by President Jean-Claude Juncker Mr. President, Honourable Members, In less than 60 days, the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union. This is a bad decision, as I find. Even as the Commission has defended the interests of the European Union, this spirit of respect and friendship has accompanied us at every step in these negotiations. The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration agreed by all 27 Leaders and the United Kingdom government is the result of that....

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By Charlie Cooper, Politico 1/29/2019 LONDON — MPs opted not to back an attempt by backbenchers to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit on March 29 in a key vote in the U.K.'s House of Commons. A proposal put down by Labour MP Yvette Cooper that aims to force the government to delay Brexit day was backed by 298 MPs with 321 voting against — a deficit of 23. The amendment, which was opposed by the government, would have carved out...

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will hold a public hearing from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST on January 29, 2019 regarding a proposed United States-United Kingdom Trade Agreement, including U.S. interests and priorities in order to develop U.S. negotiating positions. The hearing will take place in the USTR Annex Building, Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. The hearing is a part of the public notice and comment process following USTR’s notification to...

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David O’Sullivan, the European Union’s Ambassador to the U.S., talks about the EU's deals with its trading partners, the spat between the U.S. and China, and the World Trade Organization's rules. He also discusses the prospects for the Brexit negotiations with Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia." Compliments of Bloomberg

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