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GBP underperforms against all majors

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Better GBP selling emerging with short term upside limited for the British Pound.

  • The currency is underperforming against all majors, beside risk tied JPY.
  • Brexit: Everything is set for a showdown at the next EU summit next week. During the Johnson, Von Der Leyen weekend phone call, there was no mention of Johnson's previous deadline of an agreement by the 15 October with talks now expected to drag on to around the end of the month.
  • This would still give time for a deal to be ratified but any further delays and it will be difficult for the agreement to be passed before the end of the transition period which is scheduled to end on 31 December.
  • Fishing rights and state aid remains the sticking points.
  • COVID: Public Health said that nearly 16,000 positive Covid test had been missed between 25th Sep-2nd October.
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock will be in the House around 15.30 UK time.

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