EU Council President Michel: We are ready and will negotiate close cooperation with the UK

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Reuters reports fresh comments from European Council president, Charles Michel, with the key headlines noted below.

We are ready and will negotiate close cooperation with the UK.

It is very important that we guarantee the level playing field.

We will negotiate closely with the UK.

Hopes for a 'loyal' negotiation.

Despite the growing Brexit optimism induced by the huge Conservatives victory in the UK election, the GBP/USD pair trades near session lows of 1.3415, down 1 big figure from 19-month tops of 1.3515 reached in early Asia.

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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