EU Official: Not realistic to expect UK trade deal by March 2019 - BBG

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

According to news headlines flashing on the wires, via Bloomberg, EU officials were noted saying that Brexit trade talks can't start immediately in 2018.

Additional headlines:

• Don't want to specify Brexit transition length yet
• Not realistic o expect UK trade deal by March 2019
• Talks on trade principles may start from Feb/March

Meanwhile, the GBP/USD pair extended its steady decline through and tumbled to the 1.3400 neighborhood as traders now look forward to the key NFP report for fresh impetus.

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