Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press

Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka are reporters with The Associated Press, an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City and founded in 1846.

Economic Indicators

U.K.’s Truss drops tax cuts, axes Treasury chief amid turmoil

Yields on 10-year government bonds up, BoE ends emergency intervention

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |October 14, 2022

4 min read

Economic Indicators

U.K. central bank intervenes in market to halt economic crisis

BoE to buy long-dated British government bonds

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |September 28, 2022

4 min read

Market Insights

Bank of England fails to reassure markets after pound plunge

The pound touched an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on Monday

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |September 26, 2022

5 min read

Economic Indicators

Business groups bracing for a no-deal Brexit

EU says it won’t reopen negotiations with the U.K.

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |July 29, 2019

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Brexit may lead to exodus of U.K. firms: survey

Sixteen per cent of businesses have relocation plans and a further 13% are "actively considering" a move

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |February 1, 2019

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Boris Johnson quits as UK’s May faces mounting Brexit crisis

British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in her heels Monday after the resignation of two top government ministers over Brexit negotiations whipped up a storm that threatened to topple her fragile minority government. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit with a resignation letter accusing May of flying “white flags” of surrender in negotiations with the European […]

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |July 9, 2018

4 min read