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World Bank’s Kim sees gloomy global growth on Brexit hit

  Bloomberg World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said continued uncertainty following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union could hurt global growth. “We actually thought the U.S. was solid, the euro zone seemed to be getting better, even Japan seemed to be doing a little bit better,” Kim told Bloomberg Television on Sunday on the sidelines of the ...

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‘UK might deploy fiscal stimulus in autumn’

  Chengdu / AFP Britain could unleash a government stimulus package this autumn to counter the negative effects of its vote to leave the European Union, its finance minister said Sunday. “We have the option of a fiscal response, and we will do that on our normal timetable around the autumn statement,” Philip Hammond told reporters on the sidelines of ...

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Post-Brexit UK Trade remains crucial, says Canada’s Morneau

  Bloomberg Canada is keen to maintain a strong trade relationship with the U.K. after the country voted to leave the EU, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said. Morneau, speaking to reporters on a conference call after a meeting of Group of 20 officials in China, said he had a “positive discussion” with U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on ...

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