Sterling reaches two-month high after £58bn Brexit divorce bill 'agreed'
Bill up from earlier figures of £40bn-£48bn
Sterling has climbed to a two-month high after it was reported a deal between the UK and EU leaders on the Brexit divorce bill was reached last night, with Britain's liabilities potentially reaching £58bn.
Sterling was trading at a high of 1.343 earlier this morning against the US dollar, up 0.4%. It was also up 0.4% against the euro to trade at 1.311. According to the Guardian and various national newspapers,...
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