August 2019

The former British Chancellor Phillip Hammond warned against a no-deal Brexit, ridiculing the idea that the UK would be better off in such a situation.

After hitting a six-year high on Tuesday morning, gold prices retreated on news that the U.S. Trade Representative may delay tariffs on some Chinese imports.

Ongoing concerns over the possibility of a hard crash out of the European Union dominated sentiment for Pound Sterling traders.

The United States National Security Adviser John Bolton said that the US would propose a series of accelerated trade deals with the United Kingdom, adding that the US government supports a no-deal Brexit.

The global economy has been having a busy summer, between the excitement surrounding the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut, the on-again-off-again trade negotiations between the United States and China

The Pound Sterling eased back into positive territory against both the euro and the US Dollar, though analysts expect any gains to be limited and swiftly lose momentum.

The British Labour party is considering holding a no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The People’s Bank of China set the official midpoint reference or the country’s currency at 7.0211 per dollar on Monday, the third straight session that the Chinese currency has fallen below the 7 per dollar level.

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