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UK: Pound drops to 31-year low against dollar on Brexit fears

The British Pound is at its lowest level against the dollar for 31 years. The drop is the result of growing fears of a so-called “Hard Brexit” and that Britain will be forced out of the European single market during negotiations to leave the EU. Al Jazeera’s UK correspondent, Barnaby Phillips reports from central London.

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McDonald: The dramatic decline in the pound is a colossal deal

Larry McDonald, editor of the “Bear Traps Report,” discusses the ripple effect created by the slide in the British pound on corporate earnings, the Fed’s thinking and the US dollar.

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Pound Volatility to Increase on Court Ruling: Morgan Stanley

Sep.24 — Andrew Sheets, chief cross-asset strategist at Morgan Stanley, discusses the outlook for the pound and Brexit following the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful. Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, also speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

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