How Boris Johnson could give the Fed another reason to cut interest rates

Boris Johnson promised the day after his ascension to prime minister that he could negotiate a better deal for Britain’s departure from the European Union than his predecessor.

But the ardent Brexit advocate also reminded the country’s 66 million citizens that they must prepare for the possibility of leaving without one, a possibility made more likely by the trading bloc’s insistence that the agreement that ultimately cost Theresa May her job is the best it’s prepared to offer.