The US Treasury Department declared China a currency manipulator on Monday — the first such move since 1994 — after China allowed the yuan to fall to its lowest level against the US dollar since 2008.

China has confirmed it is suspending purchases of US agricultural products in response to President Trump’s new 10% tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Equities were dealt a blow with sharp falls across Europe and the US on Monday.

I har a few great days at Sankt Jörgen Park Spa and Resprt in Gothenburg.

A great place to relax on the sun, go to the gym, get a massage, take a swim, eat some excellent food and drink an Argentinian Malbec at night.

It is good for the creatove process to sometimes just take a break and relax.

Now the batteries are recharged and I am ready for a new week.

EU leaders must give their chief negotiator the mandate to revise the UK’s withdrawal agreement, otherwise a no-deal Brexit is “coming down the tracks”, the Brexit secretary has said.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Stephen Barclay said “political realities” had changed after May’s European elections.

New MEPs were elected in 61% of seats, he said, marking a “fundamental shift”.

He called on EU leaders to allow Michel Barnier to negotiate in a way that finds “common ground” with the UK.

Brussels has consistently insisted that the withdrawal agreement – one of two main elements of Theresa May’s Brexit deal, which was resoundingly rejected by MPs – cannot be renegotiated.

You can read the entire article here: Brexit: UK calls on EU to renegotiate or face no deal

Source: BBC