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  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Pound jumps in February as gilt yields climb most since 2016

    Rapid pace of Covid-19 vaccines rollout bolsters outlook for growth and inflation

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Pound hits $1.40 for first time since 2018 as vaccine boosts UK outlook

    Receding expectations for negative interest rates also supports sterling

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Can the pound maintain its rally despite the hit from lockdown?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    What effect will Biden stimulus plans have on Fed policy?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Pound rallies to near three-year high as vaccine rollout feeds optimism

    Hopes for reopening UK’s services-biased economy sends sterling up 1% so far this week

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Pound hits 8-month high against euro on UK economy hopes

    Inflation figures and speedy vaccine rollout expected to reduce pressure on BoE to cut rates

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    Pound ends 2020 at highest point of the year

    Sterling has lagged behind some other currencies in gains against dollar, but EU trade deal lends support

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Sterling trades near 2020 high after UK and EU clinch Brexit deal

    Currency hovers around $1.35 and domestic-focused equities rise as ‘no-deal’ risk dissolves

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Pound jumps on hopes Brexit talks are nearing a deal

    UK bond yields and stocks push higher with news of progress in trade negotiations

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  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Sterling sinks as fears over new Covid strain add to UK-EU angst 

    UK currency drops as traders warn of ‘amplified’ volatility on horizon

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    Pound heads for best week since March on UK-EU trade deal hopes

    Sterling trades at its strongest since May 2018 after market moves to price in agreement

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Why the pound has rallied to a two-year high against the dollar

    Optimism that UK and EU negotiators will forge Brexit trade pact and weaker greenback lift sterling

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Pound rises on renewed hopes for Brexit trade deal

    UK bonds under pressure as investors grow more optimistic negotiators will forge pact

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    Equities
    European banks lead stocks lower as UK-EU trade concerns mount

    Political turmoil in Europe and record coronavirus cases in US weigh on Wall Street

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Sterling slips as EU warns ‘no deal’ is most likely Brexit outcome

    Downbeat assessment of talks from Brussels also hits UK banking stocks

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Pound falls after ‘large gaps remain’ in UK-EU trade talks

    Current level still suggests investors think a deal is likely, say analysts

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    Currencies
    US stocks and sterling falter as political wrangling jangles nerves

    Investors weigh up risks of failing to reach deals on stimulus in Washington and on Brexit

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    Markets
    Wall Street ends mixed day for global stocks with record highs

    Pound softens as traders stay focused on Brexit deal talks

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    Sterling traders brace for volatility as EU-UK deal hangs in balance

    Investors rush to buy protection against big moves in exchange rate

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Pound falls as Brexit trade deal anxiety grows

    Stand-off over rules governing future competition between UK and EU have shaken confidence, say strategists

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Markets InsightKatie Martin
    Brexit deal uncertainty unnerves investors

    Consensus investor view that UK and EU will strike an agreement challenged as deadline approaches

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Sterling hits highest in a year as US dollar wilts

    Brexit trade talks continue to loom over UK currency as end-of-year deadline nears

  • Sunday, 22 November, 2020
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will the worsening pandemic in the US halt the vaccine rally?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
    Inside LondonEva Szalay
    Brexit crunch time? Traders say maybe later

    Currency markets are pricing in a deal but no longer believe in deadlines

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    UK pound jumps by most since March on Brexit progress

    Upbeat signals from UK and EU boost hopes that deal will be struck

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