With headlines in the UK press saying that exports to the EU were slashed by 68 per cent since Brexit there has been a scramble to calm nerves and steady the ship in London.
Hauliers are hopping! The EU misstep over the Northern Ireland Protocol was another reverberation that was felt from Belfast to Berlin.
Brexit is certainly throwing up some mountains, and some molehills, in these early days. Expect more froth and bluster on all fronts before things settle down to a more even state.