Boris Johnson

GBP/USD has been rising after the UK salaries rose more than expected.  The focus will likely shift back to the critical Conservative contest. Tuesday's four-hour chart shows that the broken uptrend support is capping the recovery. Britain's economy has shrunk in April but wage...

Boris Johnson launched his leadership campaign as President Donald Trump arrived in the U.K. Monday. Leadership Race Kicks Off  Trump has so far been vocal in his support of Johnson and praised him before leaving the U.S. Prime Minister Theresa May will...

After British Prime Minister Theresa May's Thursday announcement that she will step down June 7, the race is on to replace her — and reports are emerging Boris Johnson is a lead candidate. Johnson is a member of parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He's proving to be the first...

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron resigned last week after the country voted to leave the European Union in the hotly contested Brexit vote. Cameron heavily supported and campaigned for the "stay" vote. He resigned after the vote, arguing he is not the right "captain" to lead the lengthy process in...

Brexit is a done deal and the United Kingdom will soon officially leave the European Union for good. Technically, nothing about the above statement is true, as the Brexit vote is not legally binding and the British Parliament has no legal obligation to commit itself to separate from the European...

The British people have voted to leave the European Union, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to resign from office. Cameron campaigned heavily for the "stay" camp, but the results of Thursday's Brexit vote dictates the government must begin the process of formally withdrawing from the European...

The United Kingdom will cease to be part of the European Union as the "leave" campaign emerged victorious in the Brexit vote. 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.41 million people, in the United Kingdom said they no longer wish their country to remain a member of the EU. On the other hand,...

Donald Trump and pro-Brexit supporters, particularly former London mayor Boris Johnson, have something in common, at least according to Worldwide Exchange's Wilfred Frost. Speaking on CNBC, Frost pointed out the first similarity between the billionaire Republican presumptive candidate and the...

The Guggenheim CurrencyShares British (NYSE: FXB) is down 2.6 percent year to date, good for one of the worst performances among developed market currency exchange-traded funds. The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: EWU)) is off 2.8 percent. Combine those showings and it is...

Reports Wednesday showed that Standard Chartered Bank may face up to $700 million in fines from a New York banking regulator. The news comes just days after it was revealed that the New York banking regulator was investigating the British Bank for funneling transactions into Iran, breaking new U.S...