Foreign Exchange Daily Market Update 22/11/18
Fri, November 23, 2018
Sterling jumps as a draft for post-Brexit agreement on free trade and co-operatrion.
Sterling jumped up as a draft between the U.K. and EU backed a free-trade pact and close cooperation after Brexit.
The pound gained more than 1% to a one-week high after the declaration withdrew any uncertainty about the relationship after the U.K. leaves, its largest trading partner. The statement on futures ties, being negotiated ahead of an EU summit on Sunday to sign off on a Brexit deal, also makes clear that both sides have are determined to replace the quarrelsome backstop to avoid a hard border with Ireland.
Still, the news is not enough to stamp out doubts about whether the divorce agreement will be approved by lawmakers in the House of Commons during December.
The vote in parliament is still the main challenge as many analyses remain sceptical of the prospects for the parliamentary vote
Theresa May, who has taken over the final round of Brexit negotiations, is aiming to please the rebels in her party and Northern Ireland’s DUP, which she relies on for her parliamentary majority. A fall-back arrangement for the Irish border, raising the risk Parliament will vote against it next month.
Sterling rose by as much as 1.2% to $1.2927 again the dollar, its strongest level since Nov. 15, the pound strengthened by 0.6% to 1.1294 against the euro.
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