Financial markets brace for volatile week as Brexit uncertainty continues
by Graeme Wearden from Economics | The Guardian on (#5BKKZ)
Pound rallies in early trading in Asia but sterling and equities remain vulnerable
City investors are bracing for a volatile week after Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen stepped back from the brink of a no-deal Brexit.
The decision to go the extra mile" and continue talks beyond the weekend removed the immediate threat of UK-EU trade talks collapsing on Sunday, which hit stocks and the pound hard on Friday.
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