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30 Sep
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FX round-up: Pound edges up opposition holds off on no-confidence vote

Sterling edged higher at the start of the week after Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after meeting with opposition leaders, said that he would not pursue a no-confidence vote until a no-deal Brexit was off the table.

27 Sep
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Pound dips as BoE's Saunders hints at rate cut

Sterling finished the week on a down note after one of the most hawkish rate-setters on the Monetary Policy Committee signaled that a rate cut was more likely than the opposite.

25 Sep
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Pound slumps amid general election speculation

Sterling slumped on Wednesday, hitting its worst level in nearly two weeks amid speculation about a general election.

20 Sep
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Trump grants tariff exemptions to hundreds of Chinese products

The US is temporarily exempting over 400 Chinese products from tariffs imposed last year, revealed the office of the US Trade Representative on Friday.

20 Sep
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Dublin pours cold water on speculation of imminent breakthrough on backstop

Sterling gave back some of the previous session's gains after Dublin poured cold water on recent speculation that an agreement on a Brexit deal between the European Union and Westminster might be withing grasp.

16 Sep
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Sterling loses ground as no-deal Brexit worries weigh

Sterling fell on Monday amid fresh concerns about a no-deal Brexit ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.

15 Sep
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FX round-up: Pound jumps on return of optimism around UK politics

Sterling jumped at the end of the week amid optimism around UK politics.

09 Sep
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Johnson in Dublin for Brexit talks amid Cabinet crisis

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to meet his Irish counterpart in Dublin on Monday for talks on the Northern Ireland backstop after a weekend that saw Work & Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resign in protest over his handling of Brexit.

05 Sep
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FX round-up: Sterling extends recent bounce as PM's Brexit dash dealt another blow

The pound extended its string of positive sessions to three on Thursday after the House of Commons voted to force the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to seek a three-month extension to the 31 October Brexit deadline and refused a call to hold fresh elections.

05 Sep
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US-China trade contacts set to resume amid global growth concerns

Top trade officials from the US and China will hold face-to-face talks in coming weeks despite skepticism that any substantial progress will be made, although there appeared to be increased attention around the side-effects of the trade war on third nations.

05 Sep
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Boris Johnson defeats push sterling above $1.23

Sterling gained ground on Thursday, ticking above the $1. 23 mark as investors welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's triple defeat in Parliament, although some analysts were sceptical the rally can continue.

04 Sep
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Hong Kong leader set to withdraw China extradition bill

Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday that she was withdrawing an extradition bill granting Beijing the power take people away into what some critics said was China's opaque legal system.

03 Sep
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FX round-up: Pound knocked lower by speculation new elections imminent

The downdraft in Sterling resumed at the start of the week as MPs returned early from their summer vacations amid heightened speculation that early elections might be called for as soon as the coming week.