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Pound pushes higher on vaccine optimism and reopening of UK economy – Yahoo News Australia
Some 30 million people have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the UK, according to the latest government data.
Sterling was 0.4% up against the dollar at 1.3844 and 0.51% ahead against the euro at 1.1754. Photo: Getty
The pound pushed higher on Monday as the UKs vaccine rollout programme steamed ahead and the economy started to reopen under prime minister Boris Johnsons roadmap out of lockdown.
Sterling was 0.4% up against the dollar (GBPUSD=X) at 1.3844 and 0.51% ahead against the euro (GBPEUR=X) at 1.1754.
The pound traded higher against the dollar as the UK’s roadmap out of lockdown reached stage two….
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