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Sterling rebounds on data surprise, Brexit hopes
September 9th, 2019
Sterling rebounded from early lows on Monday and headed toward a five-week high on Monday as surprisingly strong data and growing optimism that Britain will not crash out of the European Union without a deal boosted demand for the ...
Brexit latest: EU nationals to be granted right to stay in UK for three years in case of no-deal Brexit
September 6th, 2019
Britain’s government has abandoned plans to end freedom of movement for European Union citizens immediately after a possible no-deal Brexit and will instead return to an earlier policy of giving them three years’ temporary leave to remain. The fate ...
British pound pulls back from highs as investors await next Brexit vote
March 14th, 2019
The pound fell Thursday, a day after the U.K. currency surged on a vote by the country’s parliament to rule out a no-deal exit from the European Union. The pound GBPUSD last traded at $1.3253, a 0.6% drop on ...
British pound gains on mounting possibility of a delay in Brexit deadline
February 28th, 2019
Sterling added to gains on Wednesday as investors increasingly focused on mounting possibility of a delay to the March 29 Brexit deadline. The U.K. currency defended its gains from the past sessions, becoming among the best performing major currency. ...
Brexit – the regulatory challenges
February 13th, 2019
Steven Maijoor, the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), delivered a speech on Brexit – the regulatory challenges at the European Financial Forum 2019 in Dublin this morning. The speech focused on ESMA’s preparations for a ...
Sterling resilient as Britain pursues Brexit deal change
January 31st, 2019
Sterling recovered on Wednesday after declines triggered by the UK parliament’s rejection of amendments to delay Brexit, as investors bet the government would still avoid exiting the European Union without an agreed divorce deal in place. Growing expectations that ...
European stocks fall as traders kicked off Monday’s session; Traders await “Plan B” for Brexit
January 21st, 2019
European stocks traded lower on Monday, after fresh data from China showed its economy grew at its slowest pace since 1990. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index sank around 0.4 percent as traders kicked off Monday’s session, with most sectors ...
Weak euro lifts dollar, pound zooms on talk of second Brexit vote
January 18th, 2019
The U.S. dollar rose on Thursday against a euro dragged lower by soft economic data, while the pound took off on hopes of a second referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Against the euro, the dollar strengthened ...
Pound rises after ‘meaningful’ Brexit vote
January 16th, 2019
The pound has risen after MPs voted to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes. The vote opens up a range of outcomes, including no deal, a renegotiation of Mrs May’s deal, or a second referendum. Sterling rose ...
Pound options show traders positioning for delay to Brexit date
January 11th, 2019
Pound options traders seem to be positioning for the possibility that the U.K. will delay its exit from the European Union. Investors are now more negative on the currency in nine months time rather than on three-month contracts that ...