Economics
Britain’s Brexit Confusion Abounds as IMF Huddles in Washington
- IMF meeting delegates puzzle over U.K. post-Brexit direction
- Chancellor stresses that Britain still open for business
Harrison: Pound on 'Downward Path' on Way to Hard Brexit
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Few onlookers at the International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington this week have any idea where the U.K.’s post-Brexit economy is heading.
Even with the tone set to reassurance by U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond’s comments in an interview Thursday that “the government is a pro-business government,” international policy-makers, investors and economists expressed confusion in the U.S. capital about what Britain’s strategy is.