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Friday, March 29, 2024

Pound climbs before vital Brexit vote

(London) – The pound climbed solidly before a crucial vote on Britain´s Brexit future.

Stock markets meanwhile rallied, with investors looking past a downgrade of US growth to focus on the next round of top-level China-US trade talks.

Around 1200 GMT, the pound was up 0.4 percent at $1.3100, while the euro dropped 0.3 percent to 85.75 pence.

“Despite plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise, the pound appeared to take an optimistic view ahead of Friday´s latest Brexit vote,” said Connor Campbell, analyst at Spreadex trading group.

“Having opened the session in the red, sterling may be banking on the likely third failure of (Prime Minister) Theresa May´s withdrawal agreement leading to a substantial delay rather than a no-deal exit.”

MPs are set for a momentous vote that could end a months-long crisis or risk Britain crashing out of the EU in two weeks.

The House of Commons has twice rejected May´s withdrawal agreement, both times by large margins, but has been unable to agree any alternative — and time is running out.

The pivotal vote takes place on the day Britain was supposed to leave the European Union until May asked the bloc´s leaders last week for a little more time.

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