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Pound Touches Highest Since September as Dollar Weakens

Published 12/01/2018, 10:54
Updated 12/01/2018, 12:45
© Bloomberg. British five and ten pound banknotes and one pound sterling coins stand in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
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(Bloomberg) -- The pound climbed to the highest since September, shrugging off Brexit concerns as it got a boost from a weaker dollar.

Sterling reversed a weekly decline as the dollar fell ahead of a U.S. inflation report that follows weaker-than-expected producer prices on Thursday. The pound had been pressured earlier this week by continued signs of division over Brexit and disappointing U.K. economic data.

“It’s likely being dragged higher by general dollar selling,” said Neil Jones, head of currency sales at Mizuho Bank Ltd. “It will probably target highs for last year but the market is not bullish the pound per se. Political and economic factors should weigh overall.”

The pound gained 0.6 percent to $1.3617. It weakened 0.2 percent to 89.07 pence per euro, as the common currency rallied following a preliminary agreement in German coalition talks. The yield on U.K. 10-year government bonds rose two basis points to 1.33 percent.

Pound traders are likely to continue to focus on developments in the Brexit talks, as banks including Morgan Stanley were said to be activating contingency plans and setting up headquarters in Frankfurt.

© Bloomberg. British five and ten pound banknotes and one pound sterling coins stand in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

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