Theresa May speech: Will talk about positive talks we are having on Brexit

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Following the comments from the European Commission (EU) President Juncker, the UK PM May is on the wires now, speaking to the reporters on arrival at a Brussels summit with ex-Soviet states.

Key Headlines via Reuters:

We must step forward together.

Will talk about positive talks we are having on Brexit.

The GBP/USD pair jumps to daily tops at 1.3329 on the above comments from the UK PM May, in a bid to regain 6-week tops of 1.3337.

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Dhwani Mehta

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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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