Brexit

In addition to the news from the US sessions, ''Ireland's foreign minister said on Thursday that comments from Britain's Brexit minister suggest there is still some time to find a solution to trading difficulties before Britain seeks to trigger article 16,'' there is a rehash of this circulating in Asia. The UK Times has reported on the positive sound bites in various comments from Brexit officials over the last 24-hour.

UK Brexit Minister Lord David Frost said that the UK and EU will hold intensified talks next week on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol and the talks will focus on customs and medicine, according to Reuters. He noted that significant gaps remain between the UK and EU.