British Pound Gains against the Dollar, but losses against the Euro mount.
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate remained buoyant near six-month highs on Thursday, while GBP/EUR steadied near 18-month lows, with Sterling helped overall by a confluence of progress in trade talks with the US, a weaker US Dollar and earlier management of the Chinese Renminbi.
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate ros to fresh six-month highs on Tuesday, helping GBP/EUR recover further off recent 18-month lows, with some on the sell side citing reported progress in trade talks with the US.
US Treasuries and Sterling Gilts fell across the curve ahead of the weekend in likely poor liquidity conditions and price action that coincided with an intraday recovery of the Chinese Renminbi from beneath the bottom of its minimum permissible trading bands and some likely intervention from Beijing.