Pound to Euro Exchange Rate Worsens as Brexit Agreement Remains Elusive 

The Pound has struggled to make any gains, having tumbled against the Euro because of growing fears of missed Brexit deadlines.

The Euro has had a much better day of trading, having advanced against the dented Pound thanks to supportive PMI readings.

Pound to Euro Rate Remains Turbulent with Irish Border Solution in Doubt

Growing uncertainty about an immediate solution to the Irish border problem has weakened the Pound, in a repeat of the GBP slump seen on Monday.

While May has recently claimed that she is ‘very close to getting an agreement’ with the EU over Brexit, this has done nothing to reassure rattled traders.

Rising Eurozone PMI Stats Prevent Euro to Pound Decline

The Euro has seen a moderate rise against the Pound, although other movement has been more mixed.

The EUR/GBP advance comes partly because of Pound weakness, but is also down to supportive Eurozone PMI data.

In November, finalised Eurozone services and composite PMIs have shown higher activity across the Eurozone, which has been enough to raise confidence in the Euro.

Elsewhere, however, Eurozone-wide retail sales figures have proven disappointing. On the month in October, sales have slowed or fallen into a negative range.

GBP/EUR Volatility Likely to Persist as Brexit Discussions Drag On

There isn’t much UK data of interest on Wednesday, which will leave Brexit talks as the main GBP influencer.

If, by a Christmas miracle, Theresa May can unify the UK government and the DUP on an Irish border agreement, then the Pound could suddenly rally.

Tension is building ahead of next week’s Eurogroup summit, so the pressure is on to make some kind of tangible breakthrough in Brexit negotiations.

Wednesday’s most notable Eurozone data will come in the morning, consisting of the German construction PMI for November.

This is tipped to show a small rise in sector growth, from 53.3 points to 53.6.

While minor, a forecast-matching rise could still support the Euro as the German economy is the largest in the Eurozone.

The other notable Eurozone news out around the same time will be retail PMI stats for November.

Across the single currency bloc, retail activity is expected to rise slightly.

This isn’t considered as high-impact as the German data, but Eurozone economic growth from any field is still good news.

Source: Euro Exchange Rate News – Pound to Euro Exchange Rate Worsens as Brexit Agreement Remains Elusive

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