What do Bollinger Bands indicate?
Bollinger Bands (BB) are a technical indicator that can be applied and used in all financial markets including Forex, CFD, and commodities. The indicator plots two bands around a short-term moving average (MA) of the price movement (middle of the band).
The main purpose is to indicate....................
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The lack of a majority winner is called a 'Hung Parliament', but this never stopped the Conservatives from taking the lead in forming an alternative government. It also did not block the 'Tories' from starting the Brexit negotiation talks with the EU.
The Tough Path to a New Government
After the Snap UK Election, Theresa May ignored calls for resignation as she indicated that a leadership battle within the Conservative Party would not help the UK's negotiating position versus the EU. Stability was her main motto.
The Prime Minister's hope was on a coalition deal with a second party. There were weeks of negotiations between the political party of Northern Ireland, DUP (Democratic Unionist Party), and Theresa May's Conservative Party.
Just days before the House of Commons were going to vote on their key plans (the content of the legislative plans for the Government), the Conservatives managed to secure a majority-backed government by receiving the official support of the DUP and its 10 Members of Parliaments (MPs).
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Source: The Guardian with the Division of Total Seats Won in UK Elections 2017
Agreement Between the Tories and DUP
Theresa May (Conservative Party) and Arlene Foster (DUP) agreed on a deal earlier this week on Monday, where the DUP will provide support to the Government on the key issues in return for extra three major concessions, including extra spending power for Northern Ireland.
These issues include among others Brexit and security legislation, the UK's continued 2% defence spending to meet NATO's target, and cash support for farmers.
The deal is intended to last till the next round of scheduled elections five years from now with a review in two year's time. Whether the coalition will last remains to be seen. Any failure to deliver could lead to a new round of elections. For the moment, the UK has a majority-backed the Government which can discuss Brexit with the EU.
May the Brexit Talks Begin
The Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU started on 19 June 2017 and have already lead to some expected fireworks between................
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