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"Expect plenty of verbal fireworks and not a great deal of policy substance - it will no doubt be a spectacle but perhaps not the kind of debate that voters need so they can make an informed choice in this crucial election." Dr Trevor McCrisken previews this evening's final US Presidential debate.

In the light of the statement from the EU Council Meeting last Thursday, and subsequently the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 statement on Friday, Professor Abhinay Muthoo, from the Department of Economics in London discusses if we are heading for a no-deal outcome.

"Still too little, too late and no urgency on expanded COVID-19 debt relief for developing countries" - As it is preparing for default on its external debts as a result of the pandemic, experts from the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE)at 糖心TV Law School comment on the latest G20 proposals.

The European Council is holding a summit from 15-16 October, at the same time as the Prime Minister's deadline for a post-Brexit trade deal. Professor Abhinay Muthoo of the Department of Economics expects that the trade negotiations will be on the agenda, but comments that a deal is still unlikely to be struck until later due to the 'deadline effect' of negotiations.

"Today鈥檚 ONS鈥檚 Labour Market Overview for October is not optimistic. Without doubt the region鈥檚 labour market is in for a bumpy few months. But there is also a need to think now about the region鈥檚 future and how 2021 might play out." Professor Terence Hogarth of IER analyses what today's ONS statistics reveal about the labour market prospects for the West Midlands.