Thursday 1 December 2016

The pound hits eight week high against the dollar.


This morning has seen the GBP/USD exchange rate rise to its highest level since the 5th October, with the currency pair hitting a high of $1.2660.

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The move means the pound has risen nearly two per cent against the dollar since yesterday afternoon, and will come as welcome news for those of you that are looking to buy dollars in the coming days.

GBP/USD graph




Why is the pound rising?


Sterling has been rising against all of the majors this morning after Secretary of State for Brexit David Davis, announced the government would consider making contributions to the European Union in order to keep the UK's access to the single markets.

Mr Davis stated that Britain could carry on paying the EU, it meant the country "getting the best deal".

His comments will come as a huge relief to investors and this has been highlighted in the pounds performance over the past couple of hours.

Investors have been selling off the pound since UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would look to give up access to the single market in order to focus on immigration controls.

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