German chancellor Merkel speaking to reporters in Brussels 22 March

  • EU summit to have very intensive talks over UK nerve agent attack
  • hopes for progress in Brexit talks with UK

EU spokeswoman says Juncker made it clear EU does not want trade war with US

Blah blah blah. I suggest they stop talking and focus on negotiating.

EURUSD 1.2321 as option expiry time, er, expires. Buyside defence at 1.2300-10 as per my earlier post winning the day.

Merkel running the risk of not getting to this year's World Cup in Russia if EU makes a stand