Holger Schmieding

Holger Schmieding is chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London. [United Kingdom] Follow him @Berenberg_Econ

Theresa May Seems To Opt for Hard Brexit

The UK’s Prime Minister’s emerging strategy for a hard Brexit will mean significantly reduced access to the EU market.

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Spain: The Clock Is Ticking

Spanish voters are dismayed with self-absorbed politicians who are determined to hold yet another national election which few voters want.

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Globalization and the West: Coping With the Politics of Anger

What happens when the need for economic adjustment moves from the global South to the North.

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Brexit’s Contagion Risks

Will the British vote to leave the EU embolden anti-European populists elsewhere in Europe?

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The EU, Scotland, UK Triangle

For the time being, EU-27 will consider the Scottish issue as an internal affair of the UK. The EU has enough issues to ponder.

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Brex-Back? Probably Not

Could the UK exit from the Brexit? Could Boris Johnson do a Tsipras?

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Brexit: What If?

Britain and the EU

What happens if the UK voters decide on June 23, 2016 to leave the European Union?

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The Economics of Brexit: A German View

Why Germany will not expend too much energy on a favorable deal for the UK if it quits the EU.

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Britain Beware: The Power of Trade

How would the UK fare outside the European Union?

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Refugee Crisis: The EU’s Turkey Connection

Europe has to tread carefully as Turkey itself is in a precarious situation.

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