MARKET UPDATES
Market Updates is a free weekly publication distributed on LinkedIn. It is designed for companies and professionals that already operate in the UK market or have it on their strategic roadmap. Its aim is to provide a clear, concise and actionable overview of the UK’s economic, regulatory and sectoral landscape.
Each edition brings together, in a short and accessible format (3–5 minutes reading time), key economic indicators, the most relevant legal and regulatory developments, strategic moves by companies and the UK Government, as well as sectoral analysis from both a cyclical and structural perspective.
All content is presented in Spanish and has been selected, reviewed and summarised by the Foreign Trade Department, with a practical approach aimed at supporting decision-making and saving time for businesses.
Brexit a decade on: The Quiet Reset in UK–EU Relations
In recent years, the debate around the UK–EU relationship has begun to shift again. Rather than reopening the fundamental question of membership, the focus has increasingly moved towards what has been described as a “reset” of relations. The arrival of a Labour...
Brexit a decade on: The UK–EU Relationship Beyond the Political Break
UK–EU trade remains central to the British economy, but it now operates within a more complex framework of costs and constraints. These practical realities form part of a wider reconfiguration of the UK–EU relationship, explored across this series. If Brexit marked...
Brexit a decade on: UK-EU Trade and The Challenge of Diverging Rules
Beyond border checks and customs paperwork, Brexit has created another major challenge for companies: regulatory divergence. Unlike border barriers, which are visible when goods move, regulatory divergence is more gradual and less obvious. It happens when UK and EU...
Brexit a decade on: UK trade deals as New Opportunities or Partial Compensation?
Since Brexit, the United Kingdom has tried to redefine its role in international trade. These agreements reflect a broader shift in the UK’s approach to trade since Brexit, where new global opportunities exist alongside continued frictions with Europe. Together, these...
Brexit a decade on: Trade, Exporters and the New Balance of the British Economy
Brexit has reshaped how UK exporters operate, from everyday costs to long-term strategy. These changes do not exist in isolation; they form part of a broader transformation in how the UK interacts with Europe beyond trade alone, explored across this series. Talking...
Brexit a decade on: UK-EU Trade Remains Significant, but More Complex
A decade on from the Brexit referendum, the UK-EU trading relationship remains highly significant, but has become more complex. In 2025, the EU still accounted for 41% of all UK exports of goods and services, worth £384 billion, and 50% of UK imports, worth £472...
Brexit a decade on: Public Perception and Shifting Views
Public perception of Brexit has changed significantly since the 2016 referendum, but not always in straightforward ways. At the time, the debate was framed in broad political terms: taking back control, restoring sovereignty, reducing immigration, freeing the UK from...
Brexit : A decade on
Ten years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom continues to grapple with one of the most significant political and economic decisions in its modern history. Brexit has often been discussed as a single event: the vote of June 2016, the UK's formal departure...