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Feb 26, 2019, 12:00 PM GMT
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The Pound Climbs on Speculations That a No-Deal Brexit is No Longer an Option

Yesterday Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, announced late in the afternoon that his party would support a second referendum on the divorce between the UK and the European Union. His remarks come amidst rising concerns of a no-deal Brexit.

Consequently, Bloomberg Europe reported today that prominent Cabinet ministers gathered today in Parliament to discuss how they could force Theresa May to deviate from a possible path leading to a no-deal resolution. The PM is expected to speak in Parliament later today which has raised hopes that a hard Brexit might be prevented after all.

Furthermore, expectations for a delay in the Brexit negotiations have driven today's sterling rally to a 1-month high and the GBPUSD currency pair registered a 0.72% appreciation today, currently finding resistance at 1.31960