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FX round-up: Pound little changed despite better-than-expected lending data
Friday saw another sudued session of trading in global foreign exchange markets.
FX round-up: Pound little changed despite polls, Chilean and Colombian peso unloved
The pound was little changed on Thursday, despite the release of poll data predicting a big win for Conservatives at the next general elections and a strong reading on UK consumer confidence.
ECB council pushes Lagarde to overhaul policymaking
The European Central Bank's newly arrived leader Christine Lagarde is facing pressure from the governing council to overhaul how monetary policy is decided and improve the monetary authority's internal decision-making process.
Pound shoots higher as Farage says Brexit party won't stand in Tory seats
Sterling shot higher on Monday after Nigel Farage said the Brexit party will not stand in the 317 seats won by the Conservatives at the 2017 general election, boosting Boris Johnson's chances of success in the upcoming election.