British Pound spikes on Brexit deal optimism
By Bloomberg
19 October 2019 |
3:42 pm
Jeremy Stretch, head of G-10 FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets, discusses the renewed optimism for a Brexit deal and its potential impact on the British pound. She speaks on "Bloomberg The Open."
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