Pound Wins Holiday From Selloff on Resistance to No-Deal Brexit
- Markets have started to lower the chances of Brexit on Oct. 31
- Fund managers were most pessimistic on record in early August
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For Brits looking to escape the U.K. in an increasingly wet August, the pound might offer some relief with a recovery against the euro.
Sterling ended a record run of losses against the common currency this week and analysts are cautiously optimistic on its near-term prospects. Growing resistance among opposition lawmakers to a no-deal Brexit has led traders to cut the probability of the U.K. leaving the European Union on Oct. 31, while a lot of pessimism is already baked into the market by fund managers.