Too soon to write off the pound

The recent weakness in the pound against the US dollar has produced the usual flurry of headlines about an imminent sterling crisis. However, while the relative prospects for monetary policy in the US may continue to support the dollar, we don’t expect any further falls in the pound to be large or sustained. What’s more, sterling looks set to strengthen against both the euro and the yen.

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