Brexit Just Won’t Let Go of the Pound
- Busy week with services data, cabinet and Merkel meetings
- Low pound volatility signals either delay or no Brexit: RBC
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Brexit’s grasp on the pound is unyielding.
Any pick up in U.K. services data on July 4, following stronger-than-expected growth figures on Friday, could give the currency a boost by lifting bets on an August rate hike. Yet with Prime Minister Theresa May meeting Angela Merkel on July 5, followed by the U.K. cabinet sitting down a day later to hash out details on the future relationship with the European Union, Brexit news is always around the corner for the pound.