EU official says the deal could be reached by the weekend, although he would not bet on that

The European Union he could possibly reach a trade deal with the UK before the weekend, but “I wouldn’t trust him”, a European Union official familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.

In the meantime, regarding the comments of the EU’s main Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, On “good progress”, a UK government source told Reuters they are still widely separated in key areas despite some progress.

Market reaction

The expectation for an agreement continues to drive the pound, which in the last hour extended the rise. He GBP / USD is trading at year highs above 1.3600 and the EUR / GBP is below 0.8990.

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