LONDON: The pound slid on Monday (Sep 2) as speculation mounted about an early election and data revealed a slump in UK manufacturing fuelled by ...
LONDON: The pound slid on Monday as speculation mounted about an early election and data revealed a slump in UK manufacturing fuelled by Brexit uncertainty, traders said.Advertisement
"It has been obvious that Prime Minister Johnson has been on a charm offensive around in the UK in recent weeks, and he might be laying the groundwork for an election." The pound also took a hit from data showing the UK manufacturing sector suffered its sharpest decline in seven years in August. Earlier on Monday, most Asian stock markets fell after fresh Chinese and US tariffs on goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars kicked in, though US President Donald Trump reiterated that the two sides were still due to hold talks this month.
Washington's latest levies on imports from China meanwhile took effect on Sunday and were followed by Beijing's retaliation, including a complaint at the World Trade Organisation.
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