Hard Brexit Comments From Merkel Should Keep GBP Bearish
Merkel is hinting about a hard Brexit, which has turned the GBP bearish
Skerdian Meta•Wednesday, July 8, 2020•1 min read
The GBP crashed lower when the British public voted to leave the EU in 2016. Since then, whenever we have heard rumours about a no deal Brexit the GBP has turned quite bearish. Although, after Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, which was voted by the British Parliament the situation stabilized for the GBP.
But the end of 2020 is approaching and it is getting increasingly difficult to reach a trade deal until then, otherwise the UK ends up with a hard Brexit. Angela Merkel was speaking earlier today, hinting that there might be a hard Brexit, which should keep the GBP bearish if such comments keep coming.
Comments from Merkel
- Progress in UK talks limited, we should prepare for possibility of no deal
- Says she supports recovery fund
- Progress in EU-UK negotiations “has been slim to put it diplomatically”
- “I will continue to push for a good solution but we should also prepare for a possible no-deal scenario.”
More Comments from Merkel
- EU needs unity for economic recovery plan
- Expects ‘good cooperation’ with EU partners
- Germany determined to help EU overcome virus crisis
The next week or so is going to be crucial for European assets as all eyes will turn towards the progress on the recovery fund ahead of the 17-18 July summit. European Commission president von der Leyen is holding talks today on that, likely to try and survey the floor and gather opinions before they get into crunch talks at the end of next week.
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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