Pound surges 2% against dollar on UK budget U-turn

Pound surges 2% against dollar on UK budget U-turn
Monday 17 October 2022 - 22:46

The pound accelerated its strong gains versus the dollar and euro Monday as markets cheered an almost total reversal of a debt-fuelled UK budget that shocked markets.

Sterling soared more than 2 percent against the dollar and by 1.2 percent versus the euro in late afternoon London trading, a few hours after new finance minister Jeremy Hunt axed planned tax cuts.

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