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Brexit Market Rockin’

Posted on October 15, 2019 by macromon

The PredictIt market on a Brexit by November 1st is up over 50 percent in the past 24 hours. The Rules Prior to 12:00:01 a.m. November 1, 2019 London time, the United Kingdom shall exit the European Union. – PredictIt … Continue reading →

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Brexit Market Plummets – “The Clock Is Ticking”

Posted on October 13, 2019 by macromon

After negotiations in Brussels failed to produce a  breakthrough, the odds at PredictIt of an official Brexit by November 1 tanked into the teens on big volume.  The market was only pricing around a 30 percent probability of a deal … Continue reading →

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The Coming Political Oktoberfest

Posted on September 28, 2019 by macromon

So we missed by a week or two. Coming “Summer Political Discontent?” There will be some political instability into a second referendum vote as the Brexiteers take to the street.  Depending on how things shape up with President Trump’s legal … Continue reading →

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More Brexit Polling

Posted on April 27, 2019 by macromon

More than half the public – 55% – now think it would have been better never to have held the EU referendum given the difficulties of reaching an agreement on Brexit, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll. …If a second referendum … Continue reading →

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Second Brexit Referendum On The Horizon

Posted on April 2, 2019 by macromon

The British Parliament is inching ever so closer to a “People’s Vote,” a second referendum on the UK leaving the European Union.   We have never wavered and were way out in front of this issue, BREXIT ain’ gonna happen.  The … Continue reading →

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BFTP: On Brexit

Posted on March 29, 2019 by macromon

BFTP = Blast From The Past BREXIT ain’ gonna happen.  The political extremes on both ends have “woke” the sleepy and complacent middle, women, and the young – GMM, October 19, 2019 The March 29th exit date has come and … Continue reading →

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Third Brexit deal vote could be held the day before Brexit

Posted on March 19, 2019 by macromon
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Inching Toward A Second Brexit Referendum

Posted on March 18, 2019 by macromon

John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons effectively blocked a third vote of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal slowly chipping away at the roadblock to a second Brexit referendum.   Theresa May’s Brexit deal must be “fundamentally different” from … Continue reading →

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Question of the Day: British Parliament

Posted on March 13, 2019 by macromon

I am listening to the live debate in the House of Commons about the vote, which just took place voting down a “no-deal Brexit,”  321-278, close enough to make us a little nervous.  Some MPs are up in arms that the … Continue reading →

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Corbyn calls for no deal to be taken off the table

Posted on March 12, 2019 by macromon

Parliament not there yet on a second refi but the path is becoming clearer.  The House of Commons votes down a “no deal Brexit” tomorrow (highly likely) and then votes to extend Article 50 on Thursday (highly likely).   Then what? … Continue reading →

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