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The pound was sent sharply lower again on Thursday as investors continue to fret about the state of the Brexit discussions. Meanwhile, the euro gave up its gains, despite a less dovish than expected ECB.

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Sterling continued to sell-off against its peers on Tuesday amid ongoing concerns surrounding Brexit. The euro also drifted lower versus the dollar as investors braced for a dovish set of communications from the ECB on Thursday.

Sterling was the worst performing major currency on Monday after more doom and gloom headlines heightened the possibility of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

The US dollar bounced back last week, perhaps unsurprisingly given the stretched short dollar positioning. Attention now turns to Thursday’s ECB meeting, which will take on added importance following last week’s Euro Area inflation miss.

This month’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting will be more important than the market believed a week or so ago.

US stock markets sold-off sharply yesterday, with investors taking profit ahead of this afternoon’s nonfarm payrolls report. Meanwhile, sterling looked set for its worst weekly performance since mid-June.

The recovery in the US dollar continued on Wednesday as investors braced for a dovish tone of communications from the ECB next week. Meanwhile, BoE governor Andrew Bailey yesterday kept the door ajar to negative UK interest rates.

The euro found strong resistance around the 1.20 level versus the dollar yesterday, ending the session lower after the release of Tuesday’s weak Euro Area inflation data. Sterling traded mostly in lockstep ahead of today’s speech from BoE governor Bailey.

The dollar continued to sell-off last week after the Federal Reserve took another dovish shift. Sterling was one of the main beneficiaries, rising to a two-year high versus the greenback.