We’re only at the start of the rocky road to Brexit

With the summer lull now well behind us, global policymakers are refocusing on the key issues that are on at hand.

Chief among these is Brexit. The topic was discussed at the recent G20 meeting in China and is also the basis of this week’s informal EU leaders’ meeting in Slovenia, to which the UK is not invited.

Markets have taken a more sanguine view of Brexit recently on the back of UK economic data tending to surprise to the upside of expectations, showing only a limited impact from the June referendum vote in favour of leaving the EU.